I Started Using /clear After Testing with Playwright MCP
Long Story Short After using tools like Playwright MCP that can return large tool results, continuing to work with that context still in the session can make subsequent processing heavier. Since then, when I finish testing with Playwright MCP and do not need that context for the next task, I use /clear . My rule is simple: “Will I need this context for the next task?” Context Recently, I hit the…
After trying Playwright MCP, which returns large tool results, I began using /clear when no longer needed the context for subsequent tasks. This rule stems from realizing that context accumulation during browser testing can affect future work. Initially, I thought higher usage was due to asking more questions or using many subagents, but discovered it was primarily the size of the context.
Playwright MCP tests lead to large tool results being added to Claude's context, which can become overwhelming when repeated. The issue lies not in the tests themselves, but in continuing to use the same session after the tests are done. Once a test concludes, if the context is no longer needed for the next task, it should be cleared.
This approach helps manage Claude Code's context lifecycle: collect what's needed, keep it when useful, and discard it when its purpose ends.
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