[BUG] Plans made in plan mode are "lost" after compacting context
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?
After context is compacted right after using plan mode, Claude Code never reads the plan again, in fact it simply forgets the plan existed in first place, and goes wildly offtrack, interpreting tasks or todo lists wrong.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1qzo3xj/claude_code_does_not_review_your_active_plan/
What Should Happen?
If Claude was executing a plan, it should re-read the plan, not forget it.
Error Messages/Logs
When it happened to me, Claude executed the task in a completely wrong manner and reported success, when I asked why it didn't follow the plan, it told me it had no plan. When I mentioned we made a plan with plan mode, it straight claimed that plans of plan mode are deleted after context is compacted, something I know it is not true (because of the reddit thread mentioned earlier I found the plans stored in a folder).
Steps to Reproduce
Create a sufficiently complex plan that you are sure will cause a context compaction, and allow Claude to execute it, it will eventually go offtrack.
There are multiple reports of this on reddit and whatnot, but for some reason none here on Github.
Claude Model
Not sure / Multiple models
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.7 (Claude Code)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
VS Code integrated terminal
Additional Information
_No response_
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