Jahangirhussen Context Optimizer
Manage your context window and token budget effectively.
Quick Diagnosis
- Run
/contextto check current usage - If > 70% → compact now before it degrades
- If > 90% → you're in the "dumb zone", compact immediately
Optimization Strategies
Immediate
| Action | Saves | When |
|---|---|---|
/compact |
30-50% context | At task boundaries |
| Disable unused MCPs | ~5% per MCP | When switching domains |
| Use subagents for exploration | Keeps main context clean | Heavy search/read tasks |
Fresh session via /resume |
100% reset | When starting unrelated work |
Configuration
Set proactive auto-compaction:
{
"env": {
"CLAUDE_AUTOCOMPACT_PCT_OVERRIDE": "50"
}
}
MCP Audit
Keep <10 MCPs enabled, <80 tools total. Each MCP adds overhead to every request.
Token Efficiency Rules (40-60% savings)
- No sycophantic openers ("Sure!", "Great question!")
- No closing fluff ("Let me know if you need anything!")
- No prompt restatement before answering
- Code first, explanation only if non-obvious
- Structured output (tables, bullets) over prose
- ASCII only: -- not em dashes
One-Pass Coding
- Read all files first
- Understand test assertions before writing
- Write complete solution once
- Stop if green — never iterate more than twice on same failure
Tool-Call Budgets
| Task | Max Calls |
|---|---|
| Quick fix | 20 |
| Medium feature | 40 |
| Large feature | 80 |
Task Profiles
- Coding: code first, minimal explanation, simplest solution
- Agent/Pipeline: structured output only, no prose
- Analysis: finding first, tables over paragraphs
When Context Is Degraded
Signs: Claude repeats itself, forgets earlier context, responses become generic.
Fix:
- Manual
/compact - If still bad: new session with
/resume - For recurring issues: reduce CLAUDE.md size, disable MCPs