Claude-skill-registry context-status

Checks current context window usage and provides recommendations. Use when sessions feel slow, responses seem degraded, or before starting complex work.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/data/context-status" ~/.claude/skills/majiayu000-claude-skill-registry-context-status && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/data/context-status/SKILL.md

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

Symptom	Severity
Forgetting earlier instructions	High
Not using mentioned tools	High
Repeating completed work	Medium
Simplified responses	Medium
Missing analysis details	Critical

Context Levels

Level	Indicators	Action
Low	Session <15min, few files	Continue normally
Medium	15-45min, moderate files	Monitor, delegate more
High	45-90min, many files	/checkpoint, strongly delegate
Critical	>90min, heavy loading	/compact immediately

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

## 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

If Level	Action
Low	Continue normally
Medium	`/checkpoint` before complex work
High	Consider `/compact` , delegate heavily
Critical	`/compact` immediately