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AI Coding AssistantsThe full ~/.claude layout measured on a working machine: what is in the .jsonl transcripts, how project directory names are built, and what a purge leaves behind.
AI Coding AssistantsShift+Tab is the plan mode hotkey, how many presses it takes from each mode, why optional modes never move plan, and the fallbacks when your terminal intercepts the key.
AI Coding AssistantsA section-by-section layout for CLAUDE.md, derived from three real config files rather than a template, plus the length ceilings that keep each rule findable.
AI Coding AssistantsEvery documented way to leave plan mode, whether it keeps or discards the plan, and exactly which permission mode the session lands in after each one.
AI Coding AssistantsHow Claude Code compaction works under the hood, before-and-after token measurements, prompt caching dynamics, and when to use /compact vs /clear.
AI Coding AssistantsLocal Node.js process RSS vs remote LLM context memory, V8 heap benchmarks, child process spikes, and how to optimize Claude Code on RAM-constrained machines.
AI Coding AssistantsDoes CLAUDE.md have a hard character or token limit? We debunk the 150k limit myth, test instruction compliance degradation, and show how to modularize large rule sets.
AI Coding AssistantsThe median turn fills 96% of a 200k window and 46.9% exceed one outright. Context came back down exactly zero times in 89 sessions.