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Claude Code runs out of context on real work

LLM apps4 posts from 4 people4d active+11 post in the last 7 days, 0 the 7 days before (steady)

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Posts per day4 posts, Aug 28 to Sep 25

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...2/ Context window in the harness. Claude Code wins on this. There used to be a toml file workaround for Codex to extend the GPT context window to 1m, but this stopped working on the plans and only on per-token billing (ETA: noname120 pointed out this is no longer the case and it...Hacker News commentsjeffnashSep 223 days ago
[BUG] --resume loses [1m] context window on non-first-party ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL when session model differs from default### Preflight Checklist - [x] I have searched [existing issues](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Abug) and this hasn't been reported yet - [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs) - [x]...anthropics/claude-codeDimitarKrastevSep 92 weeks ago
Hey HN, We built OKF Agent Memory because we were frustrated with how AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, local models) handle long-term project context. Every time a context window closes or a session resets, the agent forgets architectural decisions, domain...Hacker News commentsokf_memorySep 52 weeks ago
Feature request: per-agent auto-compact window (separate boundaries for coordinator session vs subagents)...session that dispatches subagents - both roles compact at the same boundary with no way to differentiate.anthropics/claude-codeermmakAug 284 weeks ago

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Claude Code4
Claude2
Codex1
Oracle1
Cursor1
Windsurf1
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4 posts from 4 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 26 days. Mostly on Hacker News comments, anthropics/claude-code. Tools named alongside: Claude, Codex, Oracle, Cursor.

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Posts that state a pain and match the "context-window" rule about Claude Code. First post Aug 28, 2026, latest Sep 22, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method

History

  • 2026-09-25 Added: Claude Code runs out of context on real work (4 posts)

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