Reddit user shares Claude Code project memory and token optimization workflow
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On October 5, 2026, a developer on Reddit’s ClaudeCode / Codex / VibeCoding subreddit shared their approach to project memory and token savings while building a personal Mac app with Claude: they track project state with readme.md and session_state.md, run git commit push main to push each code change to GitHub, and use /clear frequently. The post follows earlier Reddit discussions about project memory management and token optimization in Claude Code, but so far it stays at the level of a personal workflow, with no further developments mentioned.
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- Reddit · ClaudeCode / Codex / VibeCodingHow I Manage Project Memory and Save Tokens When Building Mac Apps with Claude
A developer built a small Mac app for personal use with Claude, relying on readme.md and session_state.md to track project state. After each code change, they had Claude run git commit push main to push to GitHub, and frequently used /clear.
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