Manage Your Context in Claude Code for Salesforce Developers | Mastering Claude | Part 2

Bill Kuehler, Salesforce MVP, Golden Hoodie recipient, and co-founder of Resource Hero, joined Code With Sally for the second session in our Mastering Claude series — a deep dive into the single most important skill when working with Claude Code: managing your context window. Huge thanks to everyone in our community who joined live and brought such sharp questions throughout — the Q&A made this one even better. 🙌 In this session, we cover: → What tokens and context actually are in Claude Code → The /context command — see exactly what's in your context window → /rewind and /clear — undo prompts and start fresh sessions cleanly → Switching models with /model (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus) and when to use each → /resume and saving conversations to markdown files for later → CLAUDE.md files — project instructions, hierarchy, and the /init command → Rule files in .claude/rules — scoping instructions to files and folders → /compact (auto + manual) — keeping your context lean → Status line setup — see your tokens, cache, and limits at a glance → Prompt caching — how the 5-minute cache saves you money (and why it expires faster than you think) → Sub-agents and the /agents command — isolate big tasks from your main context → The /btw command — ask side questions without polluting your session → Live community Q&A throughout ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Session introduction 01:38 Why this session matters for non-coders too 03:33 Recap of Part 1 04:14 Introduction to managing context in Claude Code 05:34 What are tokens? 06:45 What is context? 12:28 Q&A: the context window 15:18 /context command + demo 21:01 Controlling context with the /rewind command 23:39 Options inside the rewind command 24:31 /clear command + new session demo 25:03 Q&A: checkpointing your conversation 27:13 Q&A: models in Claude and the /model command 30:29 Q&A: reusing context, /resume, and summarizing conversations 33:36 Q&A: running the same commands from the VS Code extension 35:01 CLAUDE.md files explained + demo 39:48 Q&A: CLAUDE.md, /init, and how to edit it 50:54 Rule files + demo 54:03 Q&A: rule files 58:07 Auto-compact vs manual /compact command 1:02:05 Q&A: CLAUDE.md vs rules vs skills 1:03:40 The status line command and its usage 1:06:17 Claude prompt caching 1:11:10 Q&A: caching + how to build your own status line 1:19:19 Sub-agents introduction, demo, and the /agents command 1:23:34 /btw command 1:24:42 Final Q&A 1:27:28 Session closing 🔗 CONNECT WITH BILL Bill is one of the most generous teachers in the Salesforce + AI space. If you want to go deeper on Claude Code, follow him on LinkedIn — he shares practical workflow tips constantly, and he's the person to talk to about everything Resource Hero is building. → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billkuehler/ 🔗 RESOURCES → Watch Part 1 — Claude Code Setup for Salesforce Developers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZGAJlSQ8m0 → Mastering Claude full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeevJTFuNoIRrgajC_4KjIw53YFHHUzhY → Bill's status line prompt + session resources: https://github.com/CodeWithSally/CodeWithSally-Apex-English/tree/main/Sessions/ClaudeCode/Session002 → Join the Code With Sally Trailblazer Community group: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/trailblazer-community/groups/0F9KX000000irsF0AQ → Subscribe to Code With Sally: https://www.youtube.com/@CodeWithSally 💬 Have questions about Claude Code or how you're managing your own context? Drop them in the comments — Bill and Sally are watching! 👍 If this helped you, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more Salesforce + AI developer content every week. #CodeWithSally #ClaudeCode #Salesforce #TrailblazerCommunity #SalesforceDeveloper #AI #MasteringClaude ========= Music: https://www.bensound.com License code: WQKAQZS379XH7XFR Artist: : Benjamin Tissot Music by: bensound.com License code: ZPNXNOD8VOMLHTT1 Artist: : Benjamin Tissot