Claude Code

Claude Code limits usually feel sudden because the runway is invisible.

Long sessions, growing context, tool output, and repeated attempts can burn through available usage before the work feels finished.

Long context compounds

A coding session can accumulate files, tool output, and conversation history. Each new turn can carry more context than the previous one.

When an agent retries the same error class repeatedly, token usage keeps moving even if the task is not moving forward.

Keeping the Claude Code window and spend visible gives you a chance to compact, clear, pause, or split the task before the session cuts out.