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name: context-status description: Checks current context window usage and provides recommendations. Use when sessions feel slow, responses seem degraded, or before starting complex work. allowed-tools: Read

Context Status

Monitor context window health. Saturation causes degraded performance, forgotten instructions, and tool neglect.

When to Use

• Session feels "slow" or less sharp
• Before complex multi-step task
• After loading many files
• Noticing instructions being forgotten
• Periodically (every 30-60 minutes)

Saturation Symptoms

Context Levels

Quick Self-Test

• Can recall safety rules?
• Can recall available tools?
• Can recall agent spawn criteria?
• Remember current task objective?

If any unclear → context likely saturated.

Output

Copy## Context Status

**Level**: [Low/Medium/High/Critical]
**Session Duration**: [estimate]

### Retention Check
- Safety rules: [clear/fuzzy]
- Tool awareness: [clear/fuzzy]
- Task objective: [clear/fuzzy]

### Recommendation
[continue/checkpoint/compact]

### Suggested Action
[specific next step]

Preservation Strategies

• Delegate: Spawn agents → receive summaries (not raw content)
• Query lazily: Ask Doc Agent questions (don't load full docs)
• Progressive disclosure: Return structure + excerpts (not full files)
• Checkpoint regularly: Every major milestone

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