cursor/principle-guard-the-context-window
pstack/skills/principle-guard-the-context-window/SKILL.md
Apply when context is filling up: large outputs, long files, repeated reads, fan-out planning. Route bulk to subagents; keep summaries in the main thread, not raw payloads.
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add cursor/plugins principle-guard-the-context-windowInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Last scanned: May 24, 2026, 2:39 AM293.8s1 file scanned
SKILL.md
- name:
- principle-guard-the-context-window
- description:
- Apply when context is filling up: large outputs, long files, repeated reads, fan-out planning. Route bulk to subagents; keep summaries in the main thread, not raw payloads.
- disable-model-invocation:
- true
Guard the Context Window
The context window is finite and non-renewable within a session. Every token that enters should earn its place.
Why: Context overflow degrades reasoning quality, creates compression artifacts, and halts progress. Unlike compute or time, context spent inside a session cannot be reclaimed.
Pattern:
- Isolate large payloads. Route verbose outputs, screenshots, and large documents to subagents. The main context gets summaries, not raw data.
- Don't read what you won't use. Read selectively based on relevance. If a file isn't needed for the current task, skip it.
- Keep frequently used content inline. Templates and references used on every invocation belong in the skill file, not in separate files that cost a read each time.
- Size phases and cap scope. Limit files per phase, set turn budgets, account for mechanism costs.
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