/context command: add --compact flag to show only token usage
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 22, 2026 by itboat Closed Feb 25, 2026
Feature request: /context command — add --compact or --brief flag
Currently /context shows 4 sections:
- Context Usage (token grid + breakdown)
- MCP tools (full list of all available MCP tools)
- Memory files
- Skills (full list)
Sections 2-4 can be very long (30+ MCP tools, 17 skills) and require scrolling past them to see the context usage grid — which is the primary reason for running /context.
Requested behavior
/context --compact(or/context -c) — show ONLY the Context Usage section (grid + token breakdown)/context(no flag) — current behavior unchanged
Alternative
Show MCP/Skills/Memory sections above the context grid so the grid is always visible at the bottom without scrolling.
Use case
During long sessions, I frequently check context usage to decide when to compact. Having to scroll past 50+ lines of MCP tools and skills every time adds friction.
Current output example
Context Usage
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ claude-opus-4-6 · 117k/200k tokens (58%)
...token breakdown...
MCP tools · /mcp (loaded on-demand)
└ mcp__claude_ai_Fellow_ai__get_action_items
└ mcp__claude_ai_Fellow_ai__get_meeting_participants
└ ... (30+ more lines)
Memory files · /memory
└ .claude/CLAUDE.md
└ .claude/projects/.../MEMORY.md
Skills · /skills
└ colin-fix
└ oc-admin
└ ... (17 more lines)
The only section I need 90% of the time is the first one.
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