The Uncook Blog

Practical guides for people whose real work lives inside long AI conversations — and how to keep those conversations from falling apart.

Fix

ChatGPT share Error 413: what it means and what to do

Error 413 when you try to share a ChatGPT conversation means the chat is too large to package into a link. Here's what's really happening — and how to move forward.

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Explainer

My ChatGPT conversation feels lost — why, and how to fix it

Wandering, forgetful, like it lost the thread? You're not imagining it. The real reason a long chat feels lost — and the simple fix.

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Why it feels like ChatGPT is hallucinating in a long chat

When ChatGPT seems to make things up deep in a long chat, it's usually not real hallucination — it's the conversation running out of room. The honest fix.

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Explainer

My AI chat stopped making sense — what's happening

Going in circles, contradicting itself, losing the thread? Here's the real cause when an AI chat stops making sense — and how to start clean.

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Guide

How to continue a ChatGPT conversation that hit the limit

ChatGPT stopped your thread because it's too long. Your work isn't lost — here's a clear, step-by-step way to move it into a fresh chat without re-explaining everything.

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Explainer

Why long AI chats get worse: context rot, explained

Long conversations don't just hit a wall — they quietly degrade first. Here's what context rot is, why it happens, and how to spot it in your own chat before it wastes your time.

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How-to

How to hand off an AI conversation to a fresh chat

The skill that keeps you productive with AI isn't prompting — it's the handoff. Here's how to write a reboot message that lets a brand-new chat pick up your work cold.

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Explainer

Why ChatGPT forgets earlier messages in a long chat

ChatGPT isn't ignoring you on purpose. Here's the mechanical reason it drops details you set early on, and what to do so the things that matter don't get lost.

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How-to

How to share a ChatGPT conversation link

Turn any ChatGPT thread into a shareable link in a few clicks — plus what a share link actually exposes, and how to un-share it the moment you're done.

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How-to

How to share a Claude conversation link

The steps to create a public link to a Claude conversation, what stays private, and why you should un-share it once you've finished with it.

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Guide

Claude says your conversation is too long — what to do

Claude hit its maximum length and won't let you continue. Nothing is lost. Here's how to carry your work into a fresh Claude chat without starting from zero.

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Explainer

What is a context window? A plain-English explainer

The single idea behind almost every "the AI forgot" and "conversation too long" problem. What a context window is, in plain language, and why it fills up.

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How-to

How to start a new ChatGPT chat without losing context

Starting fresh doesn't have to mean starting over. Here's how to open a new chat that already knows your goal, your decisions and your constraints.

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How-to

How to move a ChatGPT conversation over to Claude

Switching models mid-project? Here's how to carry your goal, decisions and current state from a ChatGPT thread into a fresh Claude chat cleanly.

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