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name: quarter-clone
description: Clone the last quarter of the current conversation, discarding earlier context to reduce token usage while preserving recent work.
---
Clone the last quarter 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
- The same script handles both half and quarter cloning; `--quarter` selects quarter mode
3. Preview the conversation to verify the session ID: `<script-path> --preview <session-id> <project-path>`
- Check that the first and last messages match the current conversation
4. Run the clone: `<script-path> --quarter <session-id> <project-path>`
- Always pass the project path from the history entry, not the current working directory
5. The script prints the new session ID (the `New session: <id>` line). Give the user the exact command to resume it directly, no picker needed:
```
claude --resume <new-session-id>
```
The script automatically appends a reference to the original conversation at the end of the cloned file. (The new session is also marked `[QUARTER-CLONE <timestamp>]`, e.g. `[QUARTER-CLONE Jan 7 14:30]`, so `claude -r` and picking it works as a fallback.)
