Context & Session Recovery in AI
From the OpenAI Codex cheat sheet · Troubleshooting · verified Jul 2026
Context & Session Recovery
Choose the least disruptive way to recover a long session.
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# Preserve the current chat but free context
/compact
# Start a new chat and keep the terminal view
/new
# Clear the terminal and start a new chat
/clear
# Continue a saved chat
/resume
# Branch the current approach
/fork📌 /compact is the least disruptive context reset
💡 /new keeps the visible terminal history
🧹 /clear resets both the chat and visible terminal
🔀 /fork is safest for exploring a competing approach
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