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Claude Context Pollution: The 5,000-Token Leak That's Killing Your Sessions — And My Fix

Picture this: 5,000 extra tokens of your job hunt secrets bleeding into a code review. Claude's context pollution is real — but a 80-line script nukes it.

theAIcatchup Apr 10, 2026 3 min read
Code terminal showing ctx script filtering Claude AI context files

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Claude context pollution wastes 30%+ tokens; filter with tags for precision. 𝕏
  • ctx script auto-merges notes on-demand, with self-improving feedback loop. 𝕏
  • This scales to AI's future: scoped contexts like CSS revolutionized web dev. 𝕏
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