context-management
Installation
SKILL.md
Context Management
Quick Reference
| Signal | Action |
|---|---|
| At ~50% context usage | Manual /compact with focus instructions |
| Approach fails, output quality drops | /rewind to before the failed attempt |
| New unrelated task mid-session | /clear or start new session |
| Need to explore/research | Spawn sub-agent (keeps main context clean) |
| Over 300K tokens used | Strongly consider new session |
| Auto-compact triggered | Too late -- quality already degraded |
Context Rot
Context rot is the gradual degradation of output quality as the context window fills up. It typically starts around 300-400K tokens (on 1M token models), but varies by task complexity.