Prompt manual compaction at configurable thresholds to preserve context.
npx skills add https://github.com/flag3/dotfiles --skill strategic-compact
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: strategic-compact Source: https://github.com/flag3/dotfiles/tree/main/.claude/skills/strategic-compact Command: npx skills add https://github.com/flag3/dotfiles --skill strategic-compact
Auto-compaction can cause loss of important context by triggering at arbitrary points during a task. This Skill prompts strategic, manual compaction to preserve exploration context through task phases.
Activate the strategic-compact skill by ensuring the SKILL.md and suggest-compact.sh script are present in the skill's root. Set COMPACT_THRESHOLD in your environment (default 50). The tool will count invocations and emit prompts at the threshold and then every 25 calls thereafter.
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Strategic compaction preserves context by prompting manual compaction at logical task boundaries rather than at arbitrary points. This maintains coherent exploration data through research-to-execution transitions and milestone handoffs, preventing information loss that auto-compaction can cause.
Compact context after planning phases before execution begins, and after major milestones to reset context for the next phase. This approach keeps each phase focused while retaining the reasoning needed to proceed, controlled by setting COMPACT_THRESHOLD in your environment.
The Skill integrates via PreToolUse hooks to count tool invocations and emit compaction prompts at your configured threshold, then every 25 calls thereafter. This guides you to compact at predictable intervals aligned with task complexity rather than on a fixed schedule.
Add a SKILL.md file with name and description metadata, include a suggest-compact.sh script in the root directory, and set the COMPACT_THRESHOLD environment variable (default 50). The Skill activates once these components are present.
Yes. The COMPACT_THRESHOLD environment variable controls prompt frequency. Set it lower for shorter sessions or higher for complex tasks; the tool then prompts at that threshold and every 25 invocations after, tailoring prompts to your session length.
Automatic compaction triggers at arbitrary points and risks losing important exploration context. Strategic compaction gives you control by prompting at logical task boundaries, preserving research data and reasoning through decision points and phase transitions.
KimjimanSuggest manual context compaction after configurable tool-call thresholds and intervals.
monch1962Trigger strategic context compaction prompts at milestones via Bash script and PreToolUse hooks.
linnefromiceSuggest manual context compaction at workflow transitions via a PreToolUse hook.
hacsat88-blipSuggest manual context compaction at logical task phase transitions.
