Context editing and memory tool launch in beta on the Claude API

Context editing and a memory tool launched in beta on the Claude API — 84% less token consumption in a 100-turn web search evaluation

Why it matters

Context management becomes a built-in API feature

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Officialanthropic.comhttps://www.anthropic.com/news/context-management

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