# context-status

This skill checks estimated context use, the active plan, and session preservation. Use it to see what may remain after compaction.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 1671
- Author: Claude Code Academic Workflow
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/context-status/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/context-status

## What it does

The skill checks the context estimate, looks for an active plan in `quality_reports/plans/`, and finds the latest session log in `quality_reports/session_logs/`. It also reports whether pre- and post-compaction hooks are configured and what session state is set to be preserved.

The estimate comes from session monitoring files and may rely on transcript size or tool-call count. It is approximate; Claude Code’s built-in `/context` command shows exact usage. Claude Code triggers compaction automatically, while plans, logs, and `MEMORY.md` are saved on disk.

The workflow uses Bash commands and file reads; editing tools are disallowed. It reports the current session without changing its state.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill context-status -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/context-status/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/context-status/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill context-status -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/context-status/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill context-status -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/context-status/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow context-status
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/context-status/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill context-status -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --path .claude/skills/context-status
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/context-status/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill context-status -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/context-status/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- estimate how much context the session has used
- locate the active plan and check its status
- find the latest session log
- check whether session preservation hooks are configured

## Example prompts
- Check this session’s estimated context use and whether auto-compact is near.
- Find the active plan and report its current unfinished task.
- Tell me what session state will be preserved during compaction.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: context-status
description: |
  Show current context status and session health.
  Use to check how much context has been used, whether auto-compact is
  approaching, and what state will be preserved.
allowed-tools: ["Read", "Bash", "Glob"]
disallowed-tools: ["Edit", "MultiEdit"]
metadata:
  author: Claude Code Academic Workflow
  version: 1.0.0
---

# /context-status — Check Session Health

Show the current session status including context usage estimate, active plan,
and preservation state.

## What This Skill Shows

1. **Context usage estimate** — Approximate % of context window used
2. **Active plan** — Current plan file and status
3. **Session log** — Most recent session log
4. **Preservation state** — What will survive compaction

## Workflow

### Step 1: Check the Context Estimate

The context-monitor hook writes its estimate to `context-pct.txt` (and its counters and threshold flags to `context-monitor-cache.json`) in this project's session directory:

```bash
d=~/.claude/sessions/$(printf '%s' "${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR:-$PWD}" | python3 -c 'import sys,hashlib;print(hashlib.md5(sys.stdin.read().encode()).hexdigest()[:8])')
cat "$d/context-pct.txt" 2>/dev/null; cat "$d/context-monitor-cache.json" 2>/dev/null | head -20
```

### Step 2: Find Active Plan

```bash
ls -lt quality_reports/plans/*.md 2>/dev/null | head -3
```

### Step 3: Find Session Log

```bash
ls -lt quality_reports/session_logs/*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1
```

### Step 4: Report Status

Format the output:

```
📊 Session Status
─────────────────────────────────
Context Usage:  ~XX% (estimated)
Auto-compact:   [approaching | not imminent]

📋 Active Plan
File:   quality_reports/plans/YYYY-MM-DD_description.md
Status: [draft | approved | in_progress | completed]
Task:   [current unchecked task or "none"]

📝 Session Log
File:   quality_reports/session_logs/YYYY-MM-DD_description.md

✓ Preservation Check
  • Pre-compact hook: [configured | missing]
  • Post-compact restore: [configured | missing]
  • Session state will be saved before compaction
```

## Notes

- Context % comes from Claude Code's own `context_window.used_percentage` where the status line shows it; the hook's `context-pct.txt` holds an estimate from transcript size (falling back to a tool-call count). The built-in `/context` shows exact usage
- Actual compaction is triggered by Claude Code automatically
- All important state is saved to disk (plans, logs, MEMORY.md)
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