--- title: "SKILL 165" description: "Clone the later half of the current conversation, discarding earlier context to reduce token usage while preserving recent work." type: skill canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/skill-165 source: "Claudary" difficulty: intermediate author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack" date: 2026-07-10T11:44:11.502Z license: CC-BY-4.0 attribution: "SKILL 165 — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/skill-165)" --- # SKILL 165 Clone the later half of the current conversation, discarding earlier context to reduce token usage while preserving recent work. ## Overview --- name: half-clone description: Clone the later half of the current conversation, discarding earlier context to reduce token usage while preserving recent work. --- Clone the later half of the current conversation, discarding earlier context to reduce token usage while preserving recent work. Steps: 1. Get the current session ID and project path: `tail -1 ~/.claude/history.jsonl | jq -r '[.sessionId, .project] | @tsv'` 2. Find half-clone-conversation.sh with bash: `find ~/.claude -name "half-clone-conversation.sh" 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1` - This finds the script whether installed via plugin or manual symlink - Uses version sort to prefer the latest version if multiple exist 3. Preview the conversation to verify the session ID: ` --preview

` - Check that the first and last messages match the current conversation 4. Run the clone: `

` - Always pass the project path from the history entry, not the current working directory 5. Tell the user they can access the half-cloned conversation with `claude -r` and look for the one marked `[HALF-CLONE ]` (e.g., `[HALF-CLONE Jan 7 14:30]`). The script automatically appends a reference to the original conversation at the end of the cloned file. --- Source: [Claudary](https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/skill-165) · https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com