claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [FEATURE] Allow clearing or compacting the Dispatch thread

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• This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

Dispatch uses a single persistent thread that never resets. This is by design for continuity, but like in practice not all tasks in Dispatch would be related to each other or even in the same domain (work vs personal etc.). Over time the thread accumulates context from dozens of disconnected tasks, which means Claude is reading through irrelevant history on every new message. This wastes context window capacity and likely degrades response quality as the thread grows.

There is currently no way to clear, reset, or start a new Dispatch thread from any client (desktop, mobile, or web).

Proposed Solution

Add a "Reset Dispatch" or "New Thread" option accessible from both the desktop and mobile Dispatch UI. This would clear the conversation history and start a fresh thread. The best solution (IMO) would be to do it like all other Anthropic products do it (Claude chat, CC, cowork regular chat), and just allow new conversation threads instead of 1 universal thread.

Optionally, Dispatch could auto-compact or summarize older tasks instead of carrying the full raw history forward, similar to how /compact works in Claude Code.

Alternative Solutions

Only workaround I've found is to use dispatch sparingly, but that's not really an alternative and hinders how much I use it, thereby reducing productivity when away from my laptop.

Priority

High - Significant impact on productivity

Feature Category

Other

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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