[DOCS] `/feedback` docs do not explain that current-session reports include pre-compaction conversation
Documentation Type
Missing documentation (feature not documented)
Documentation Location
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/data-usage
Section/Topic
Feedback using the /feedback command
Current Documentation
The docs currently say:
When you run the/feedbackcommand, a copy of your conversation history including code is sent to Anthropic. Before submitting, you choose how much history to include: the current session only, which is the default, or also other sessions from the same project over the last 24 hours or 7 days. The data is encrypted in transit via TLS. Optionally, a GitHub issue is created in the public repository. To opt out, set theDISABLE_FEEDBACK_COMMANDenvironment variable to1.
There is no note here explaining what happens when the current session has already gone through /compact or automatic context compaction.
What's Wrong or Missing?
Changelog v2.1.149 says:
Improved /feedback reports to include the conversation that happened before context compaction, making issues from earlier in long sessions easier to triage
The current /feedback docs explain session-selection options, but they do not tell users that the default “current session only” report also includes conversation from earlier in the same session before /compact or auto-compaction.
That missing detail matters in long sessions because other docs explain that compaction summarizes earlier conversation. Without an explicit /feedback note, users can reasonably assume a bug report from the current session only will include just the post-compaction summary rather than the earlier turns that led to the problem.
Suggested Improvement
Add one explicit sentence to the /feedback docs wherever report scope is described.
Before:
Before submitting, you choose how much history to include: the current session only, which is the default, or also other sessions from the same project over the last 24 hours or 7 days.
After:
Before submitting, you choose how much history to include: the current session only, which is the default, or also other sessions from the same project over the last 24 hours or 7 days. Current-session reports also include conversation that happened earlier in the same session before /compact or automatic context compaction, so long-session issues can still be investigated.
It would also help to mirror that note on the command reference and error-reporting pages that currently describe /feedback more briefly.
Impact
Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand
Additional Context
Affected Pages:
| Page | Line(s) | Context |
|------|---------|---------|
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/data-usage | 102 | Defines /feedback history scope but omits pre-compaction behavior |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/commands | 29, 68 | /feedback is described only as reporting a bug or sharing conversation |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/errors | 644, 656 | Says /feedback includes the transcript, but not that pre-compaction turns are preserved |
Total scope: 3 pages affected
Related compaction behavior is already documented on the context-window pages, so this appears to be a missing /feedback cross-reference and scope note rather than a missing compaction guide.
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