Hit the token limit, tried to transfer context to new chat, but AI has NO IDEA about my code structure anymore. Anyone else deal with this?

1. I'm coding with ChatGPT/Claude

2. Hit the context/token limit

3. I edit my last message to ask AI to summarize everything: "What have we been working on? What's the current problem? Where are we at?"

4. Copy that summary to a NEW chat

5. But now the AI has NO CLUE about my code structure

Like, I had spent hours explaining my architecture to the previous chat. The new chat just… doesn't understand how my files are organized, where things are, how everything connects.

Then it gets worse:

– Morning: Chat about my code structure

– Afternoon: Go outside, use AI for something else (lecture notes)

– Evening: Use AI for another thing (research)

– Night: Want to continue coding, can't remember which chat had my code structure discussion

– Spend 5-10 minutes scrolling through chats trying to find it

– By the time I find it, I've lost all motivation to code

Does anyone else experience this?

How do you deal with:

– Multiple AI chats for different topics

– Losing track of which chat had what information

– Wasting time searching for old conversations

– AI forgetting your code structure when you move to a new chat

Please share your experience. Am I the only one struggling with this? 🤦‍♂️