> I found Opus's 4.8 memories largely lacking value.
Similar thoughts, I disabled memory for the web UI.
> I've been holding "retros" with the agent immediately after a session, and _those_ responses have been typically fantastic.
I used a skill instead to update a ai docs directory as needed.
In any case, I'm moving coding tasks to Codex, Claude will be demoted to frontend design only. I will not entertain the idea of API billing/extra usage or a 2nd Max account once the extra 50% Claude Code usage limits ends on 13 July [1].