Claude Change Sonnet 4.6 to have 1 million Token context

 

In Sonnet 4.6 of Claude the default is 200K for the context size. 
You can up it to 1 million by tweaking the ~/.claude/settings.json file

Claude Code cmds Context Clear Resume Compact

 

In this post I am going to be going over a few Claude commands /context, /clear, /resume,  and /compact

Claude Code Cmds

 

What are Claude Code commands?  Claude commands are shortcuts that let you quickly control the AI, manage sessions, and perform actions without typing a long prompt. See https://code.claude.com/docs/en/commands  [1]

 

Claude Code Skills

 

What are Claude Code Skills?  Think of them as reusable workflows that Claude code can use.  It follows the Agent Skills open Standard. See https://agentskills.io/home [1]

 

Cost Tracking in Claude

 

Now that you are using Claude code how can you track and control your costs?

I have my own personal Claude set up at home and I want to make sure I do not overspend.  I put out on article covering how to set up an account with monthly limits https://www.whiteboardcoder.com/2026/03/claude-creating-account-and-setting-up.html [1]