Claude Code context loss: the before and after of fixing it

Claude Code loses context when sessions reset. Without a system for saving what you know, every reset means re-explaining the same things from scratch. Here's what that looks like in practice, and how to fix it. The problem (before) You're two hours into a refactor. You've made 12 decisions along the way: which files to touch, what patterns to use, what to leave alone. Then context resets. Claude Code comes back blank. You type "continue the refactor." Claude asks: "Which files were we working with? What approach were we taking?" You spend 10 minutes re-explaining.