google-gemini/gemini-cli

/clear docs dont mention that it clears context

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#19,239 opened on Feb 17, 2026

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Description

/clear

Description: Clear the terminal screen, including the visible session history and scrollback within the CLI. The underlying session data (for history recall) might be preserved depending on the exact implementation, but the visual display is cleared.

This forgets to mention the most important part, that the context of the agent is cleared fresh so you can begin new thread without context pollution.

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Update the documentation for the /clear command to explicitly mention that it clears the agent's context, allowing a fresh start without context pollution.
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