moai-alfred-context-budget

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name: moai-alfred-context-budget description: "Claude Code context window optimization strategies, JIT retrieval, progressive loading, memory file patterns, and cleanup practices. Use when optimizing context usage, managing large projects, or implementing efficient workflows." allowed-tools: "Read, Grep"

What It Does

Claude Code context budget (100K-200K tokens)의 효율적 관리 전략, progressive disclosure, JIT retrieval, memory file 구조화 방법을 제공합니다.

When to Use

• ✅ Context limit 도달 위험성 있을 때
• ✅ 대규모 프로젝트의 context 관리 필요
• ✅ Session handoff 준비
• ✅ Memory file 구조 설계/정리

Context Budget Overview

CopyTotal: 100K-200K tokens
├── System Prompt: ~2K
├── Tools & Instructions: ~5K
├── Session History: ~30K
├── Project Context: ~40K
└── Available for Response: ~23K

Progressive Disclosure Pattern

1. Metadata (always): Skill name, description, triggers
2. Content (on-demand): Full SKILL.md when invoked
3. Supporting (JIT): Examples, templates when referenced

JIT Retrieval Principles

• Pull only what you need for immediate step
• Prefer Explore over manual file hunting
• Cache critical insights for reuse
• Remove unnecessary files regularly

Best Practices

✅ DO:

• Use Explore for large searches
• Cache results in memory files
• Keep memory files < 500 lines each
• Update session-summary.md before task switches
• Archive completed work

❌ DON'T:

• Load entire src/ directory upfront
• Duplicate context between files
• Store memory files outside .moai/memory/
• Leave stale session notes (archive or delete)
• Cache raw code (summarize instead)

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Learn more in reference.md for detailed JIT strategy, memory patterns, context budget calculations, and management practices.

Related Skills: moai-alfred-practices, moai-cc-memory