strategic-compact

Context compaction at logical milestones prevents context loss. This Skill tracks tool usage and suggests manual compaction after exploration, milestones, or before major context shifts in Claude workflow sessions.

PreToolUse hook context compaction works by tracking tool calls with a local counter and triggering suggest-compact.sh at logical boundaries. It prompts manual context review at configurable intervals to preserve session state.

You can configure compaction threshold for Claude workflow automation by setting the COMPACT_THRESHOLD variable. This controls when periodic reminders trigger to review and refresh context during sessions.

You should manually compact context after exploration, after milestone completion, or before major context shifts. This ensures preservation of critical information at logical boundaries rather than losing it to arbitrary automatic truncation.

To use strategic context compaction, you need to install and configure the PreToolUse hook, place the suggest-compact.sh script in the specified path, and set the COMPACT_THRESHOLD to your preferred value.

Tool call tracking for context management relies on a local counter to trigger suggestions, meaning it prompts manual action rather than automatically compacting context. It does not override automatic truncation but supplements it at logical boundaries.