[BUG] Autocompact Buffer not clearing after /clear

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 22, 2026 by alkampfergit Closed Jan 22, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [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?

This is related to #10857 I executed the /clear command but still I have 22% of my context occupied by autocompact buffer. Actually I'm expecting the /clear command to clear everything about the current conversation.

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What Should Happen?

I have a context that contains only the base context tokens not something related to compact since I discharded the whole conversation.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Start a conversation with opus
  2. compact the conversation
  3. /clear the conversation

I've still 22% context occupied by autocompact.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.15

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

I'm using claude 2.1.15 with the Visual Studio Code insider (as an extension)

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