[BUG] Disable or limit the total token count of haiku automatically summarizing the previous session

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Nov 24, 2025 by fairjm Closed Jan 23, 2026

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  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

I've noticed that when I open a new session and start chatting, Haiku automatically summarizes the previous session or sessions that haven't been summarized yet, leading to a large consumption of tokens.

like:

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Especially when mixing with roocode, the roocode session does not generate a summary, so switching to Claude Code will summarize all roocode sessions, causing a large amount of token consumption.
<img width="530" height="368" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/22275564-4508-4228-a916-4693523d42c1" />

What Should Happen?

The summary function can be turned off, or the total number of summary tokens can be limited.

It shouldn’t summarize all sessions that haven’t been summarized before; at the very least, it should have an upper limit.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

If using roocode:

  1. First, have a few conversations in roocode
  2. Then switch to Claude Code in the same project
  3. Type "hi" and press Enter
  4. Using /cost, you can see token consumption that is several to dozens of times higher than usual

If don't use roocode:

  1. Have a long session in Claude Code
  2. Close and open a new Claude Code session in the same project
  3. Type "hi" and press Enter
  4. Using /cost, you can see token consumption several to ten times higher than usual

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.50

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

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