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Iterate, don't restart

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Iterate, don't restart

When Claude's answer is wrong, don't `/clear` and start over. Tell it what's wrong and let it adjust — you keep all the context you've already built up.

beginner

You’d be surprised how often newcomers wipe the session and start fresh because Claude’s answer was off. Don’t — you’re throwing away the file reads, the codebase knowledge, the half-built mental .

Instead, just say: “No, that’s not what I meant. The bug is in <file>:<line>, not the function you fixed. Try again.”

Claude takes correction well. The session has memory; use it.

The one time /clear IS the right move: when you’ve switched to an unrelated task (different file, different problem). Then a fresh window is clearer than dragging old context along.

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