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Description: An interactive simulation of how Claude Code's context window fills during a session. See what loads automatically, what each file read costs, and when rules and hooks fire.

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/docs/llms.txthttps://code.claude.com/docs/llms.txt
Skip to main contenthttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/context-window#content-area
Claude Code Docs home pagehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview
Claude Developer Platformhttps://platform.claude.com/
Claude Code on the Webhttps://claude.ai/code
Claude Code on the Webhttps://claude.ai/code
Getting startedhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview
Build with Claude Codehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/agents
Administrationhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/admin-setup
Configurationhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings
Referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference
Agent SDKhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-sdk/overview
What's Newhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/whats-new
Resourceshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/legal-and-compliance
Overviewhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview
Quickstarthttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/quickstart
Changeloghttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog
How Claude Code workshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/how-claude-code-works
Extend Claude Codehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/features-overview
Explore the .claude directoryhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/claude-directory
Explore the context windowhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/context-window
Prompt cachinghttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/prompt-caching
Store instructions and memorieshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory
Permission modeshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/permission-modes
Manage sessionshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/sessions
Common workflowshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/common-workflows
Prompt libraryhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/prompt-library
Best practiceshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/best-practices
Overviewhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/platforms
Remote Controlhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/remote-control
Chrome extension (beta)https://code.claude.com/docs/en/chrome
Computer use (preview)https://code.claude.com/docs/en/computer-use
Visual Studio Codehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/vs-code
JetBrains IDEshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/jetbrains
Claude Code in Slackhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/slack
the written breakdownhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/context-window#what-the-timeline-shows
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/context-window#what-the-timeline-shows
output stylehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/output-styles
--append-system-prompthttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference
path-scoped ruleshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory#path-specific-rules
PostToolUse hookhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks-guide
subagenthttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/sub-agents
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/context-window#what-survives-compaction
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/context-window#when-your-context-fills-up
When context fills uphttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/how-claude-code-works#when-context-fills-up
subagenthttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/sub-agents
Extended contexthttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/model-config#extended-context
Sonnet 5 context windowhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/model-config#sonnet-5-context-window
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/context-window#check-your-own-session
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/context-window#related-resources
Extend Claude Codehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/features-overview
Store instructions and memorieshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory
Subagentshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/sub-agents
Best practiceshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/best-practices
Prompt cachinghttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/prompt-caching
Reduce token usagehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/costs#reduce-token-usage
Explore the .claude directoryhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/claude-directory
Prompt cachinghttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/prompt-caching
Claude Code Docs home pagehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview
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Eventshttps://www.anthropic.com/events
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