Workbench Token Context Discipline

Use this skill when a task may pull large docs, long issue histories, many skills, big logs, or expensive model context.

Context Budget Rules

• Start with indexes, file lists, IDs, summaries, and targeted searches.
• Read the smallest slice that can answer the current question.
• Prefer rg, jq, concise table output, and explicit IDs over dumping entire histories.
• Summarize large sources before passing them to another agent.
• Attach only role-relevant skills; more skills are not automatically better.
• Stop and report if two consecutive reads are too large or mostly irrelevant.

SDD Handoff Compact Mode

When entering an SDD-gated issue:

1. Check whether the prior stage comment includes HANDOFF_SUMMARY.
2. If it exists, read the summary header and the listed SCOPED_EVIDENCE before reading any wider history.