Claude Code /context Command: Real-Time Context Diagnostics That Identify Token-Hungry Tools, Flag Memory Bloat, and Suggest Specific Optimization Steps

Pasquale Pillitteri·medium signal

Claude Code's /context command now provides actionable context management diagnostics: it identifies which tools are consuming the most context, flags memory bloat from accumulated conversation history, and warns when approaching capacity limits with specific optimization tips. Combined with the 1M token context window and Opus 4.6 default, this enables proactive context hygiene. Practical technique: run /context periodically during long sessions to identify and prune the heaviest context consumers before hitting limits, rather than waiting for degraded output quality.