Context repeatedly exhausts to ~10% after auto-compact in v2.0.25

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Oct 24, 2025 by SmartHaven Closed Jan 13, 2026

Title: Context repeatedly exhausts to ~10% after auto-compact in v2.0.25

Description:
Since Claude Code v2.0.25, auto-compact mechanism appears broken - after each auto-compact, only ~10% of context remains available, making continued work impossible.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Start any session with normal work
  2. Let it run until auto-compact triggers
  3. After resume, observe context already at ~90% used
  4. Continue work briefly until next auto-compact
  5. Pattern repeats cyclically

Expected: Auto-compact should free up significant context (60-80% available)
Actual: Only ~10% context available after compact, session becomes unusable

Workaround attempts:

  • Restarting session sometimes helps temporarily
  • Problem often recurs after very first auto-compact in new session

Impact: Makes any extended work session impossible in v2.0.25
Regression: This worked correctly in pre-v2.0.25 versions

Environment:

  • Claude Code v2.0.25
  • Occurs consistently across different project types
  • Not related to specific file types or operations

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