Why I Shrunk Claude Code’s Context Window Back to 200k
The 1M context window in Claude Code sounds like an upgrade. In practice, constraining it to 200k with early compaction produces better results and lower costs.
Complete reference for environment variables that control Claude Code behavior.
The 1M context window in Claude Code sounds like an upgrade. In practice, constraining it to 200k with early compaction produces better results and lower costs.