New session reading an old transcript vs. compacting

The keeps sessions short by opening a new Claude session after each task and asking it to read the previous session’s JSONL . This lets a fresh conversation continue with information from the earlier work.

The main question is whether this works better than the existing conversation or preparing a separate for the next session. There are no test results showing which method is more accurate or efficient.

Key points

  • A new session is opened after each completed task to keep conversations short.
  • Claude is asked to read the previous session’s JSONL .
  • The goal is to carry earlier work into a fresh conversation.
  • The alternatives are the conversation and writing a .
  • No evidence is provided to show which method performs best.
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