/clear does not clear context on mobile client

Open 💬 5 comments Opened Jun 14, 2026 by MshikadauMgigi

Summary

/clear has no effect on the Claude Code mobile client. The conversation context is not wiped — the assistant can still see the entire prior thread, and context usage stays high (~80%) after repeatedly invoking /clear.

Environment

  • Claude Code mobile app (iOS / Android + app version to confirm)
  • Long-running conversation (high context usage)

Steps to reproduce

  1. Hold a long conversation so context usage is high.
  2. Send /clear as a standalone message.
  3. Observe: context is unchanged — the assistant still references earlier messages and the usage % does not drop.
  4. Repeating /clear does nothing.

Expected

/clear resets the conversation to an empty context (fresh window; assistant can no longer see prior messages).

Actual

/clear appears to no-op on the mobile client. The model still has the full conversation in context. /bug also appears unresponsive on mobile, suggesting slash commands generally may not be firing on this client. Desktop/web behavior unconfirmed.

Impact

Cannot reset context on mobile. Workaround is to start a brand-new conversation/session instead of /clear.

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