[DOCS] SDK /compact slash command output

Documentation Type

Incorrect/outdated documentation

Documentation Location

https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/sdk/sdk-slash-commands#common-slash-commands

Section/Topic

SDK Slash Commands /compact

Current Documentation

The /compact command reduces the size of your conversation history by summarizing older messages while preserving important context:

import { query } from "@anthropic-ai/claude-code";

for await (const message of query({
  prompt: "/compact",
  options: { maxTurns: 1 }
})) {
  if (message.type === "system" && message.subtype === "compact_boundary") {
    console.log("Compaction completed");
    console.log("Pre-compaction tokens:", message.compact_metadata.pre_tokens);
    console.log("Trigger:", message.compact_metadata.trigger);
  }
}

What's Wrong or Missing?

What actually gets returned from the SDK is a message type of "user" with the following content:

<local-command-stdout>Compacted </local-command-stdout>

Suggested Improvement

Either update the documentation or the code to match the expected behavior.

Impact

High - Prevents users from using a feature

Additional Context

_No response_