Context Rot: Why Claude Code Sessions Decay, and How to Govern Them

# Claude AI Sessions Lose Quality Over Time—Here's Why It Matters When you keep a coding conversation going with Claude for too long, the AI gradually starts giving worse answers—even if you haven't hit any official limits—because it loses track of important context as the conversation grows. Understanding why this happens and how to refresh your sessions can help you get better results from AI coding tools without frustration.