Dynamic Document Context Management and Adjustable Context Window Size


### Document for the Anthropic Team, by help of Claude
Sent: March 22, 2025

Proposal 1: Dynamic Document Context Management

Feature Overview
Implement a robust system allowing users to selectively include or exclude specific documents and artifacts from the context window during different stages of a conversation.

Benefits

• Optimized Resource Usage: Excluding irrelevant documents reduces computational load and processing time
• Extended Conversation Length: More efficient context management allows for longer conversations before hitting message limits
• Improved Focus: Enables Claude to concentrate on only the most relevant information
• Enhanced User Control: Gives users greater agency in directing conversations efficiently

Implementation Suggestions

• Enhance the current On/Off toggles to provide more granular control
• Add a dedicated context management panel
• Implement relevance indicators for documents based on current discussion topics
• Allow grouping of related documents with group-level toggles
• Enable conversation state bookmarking for different phases of discussion


Proposal 2: Adjustable Context Window Size

Feature Overview
Allow users to manually adjust how many previous messages are included in Claude’s context window.

Benefits

• Extended Usage: Dramatically increases the number of messages users can send before hitting rate limits
• Reduced Wait Times: Fewer interruptions due to quota limitations
• Focused Conversations: Ability to prioritize recent information when appropriate
• Resource Optimization: Less data processing per message improves efficiency
• Customized Experience: Users can make their own tradeoffs between context depth and conversation length

Implementation Suggestions

• Add a slider or input for specifying how many previous messages to maintain
• Include time-based options (e.g., “Keep last 30 minutes of conversation”)
• Allow users to pin important messages to always remain in context
• Offer preset configurations for different use cases
• Provide automatic suggestions for optimal context size