CLAUDE.md token estimates counted block-level <!-- --> HTML comments toward
always-loaded tokens, but CC strips them before injection (preserved only inside
code fences, per code.claude.com/docs/en/memory). Fix: new stripInjectedHtmlComments
+ effectiveMemoryBytes in active-config-reader; the CML cascade (walkClaudeMdCascade)
and token-hotspots now size CLAUDE.md from effective (stripped) bytes, while raw byte
figures stay honest. Block-level only — inline comments retained (conservative,
verified scope). Suite 1329/0 (+13). Frozen v5.0.0 snapshots untouched (no fixture
has <!--), no re-seed. Dogfood ~/.claude CLAUDE.md ~3386->3301 tok (~85 tok discount,
matches worklist prediction).
Kjell Tore Guttormsen
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