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How to Reduce Claude Code's Initial Context and Avoid Prompt Cache Breaks

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Introduction Lately, discussions around token optimization in Claude Code have focused primarily on skills, external tools, and optimizing CLAUDE.md . However, I noticed there is much less discussion about the massive savings you can achieve simply by configuring Claude Code's built-in settings cor…

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  1. 2026-09-23 09:24 · DEV Community — AI
    How to Reduce Claude Code's Initial Context and Avoid Prompt Cache Breaks

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