Plan execution prompt lost 'clear context and execute' option

Resolved 💬 11 comments Opened Mar 24, 2026 by aylee Closed Mar 26, 2026

Description

The plan execution prompt used to offer an option to clear context before executing. This was removed in a recent update, and the prompt now only shows three options:

  1. Yes, auto-accept edits
  2. Yes, manually approve edits
  3. Type here to tell Claude what to change

Previously there was a fourth option to clear context and execute, which was valuable because plan execution is exactly when context tends to be high — you've just spent tokens discussing and refining the plan.

Why this matters

Plans persist to ~/.claude/plans/, so clearing context before execution is safe and often desirable. Without this option, the workaround is:

  1. Escape the prompt
  2. /clear
  3. Re-invoke the plan

This is clunky and easy to forget, especially when context is already near the limit. The old flow was a single decision point: "yes, and start fresh."

Context visibility

Separately, the context usage percentage / bar is no longer visible at the plan execution prompt. I have a custom statusLine that renders context_window.used_percentage, but at the plan confirmation screen the status line isn't shown. Seeing context level at the moment you're deciding whether to execute is when it matters most.

Expected behavior

  • Plan execution prompt includes a "Clear context and execute" option (or similar)
  • Context usage is visible at the plan confirmation screen

Version

Claude Code 2.1.81

Screenshot

The current 3-option prompt:

!plan-prompt

_(Three options only — no clear-and-execute, no context level visible)_

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