[FEATURE] /Context is too verbose

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 15, 2026 by matyasLevinsky Closed Apr 19, 2026

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Problem Statement

9 out of 10 times I am typing the /context command I am only interested in one single piece of information: how many tokens are in the current context, and what percentage is that from the available total. The original /context could answer that question quickly and adequately. The current context writes you an novel. I see available MCP tools, memory and files. In my case I even see all available, instead of only allowed mcp tools. While there is a standanlone command for that. (/mcp)

What i am asking for is a command that lets me get the important part of the context, eg. how full it is, without overwhelming me with useless details. I am asking to either add a flag to /context or to add a /mincontext command, which will answer the main question in 1, or at most 2 lines.

Alternatively allow for modification of the verbosity of default CC commands.

Proposed Solution

Add a /mincontext or /quickcontext command that will give only the number and percentage of tokens.

Alternative Solutions

Alternatively fix the verbosity of the current implementation.

Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

My current /context output: (I do not claim my usage to be good/optimal.):|
"""
/context
⎿ Context Usage
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛀ ⛀ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ Opus 4.6 (1M context)
claude-opus-4-6[1m]
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ 158.6k/1m tokens (16%)

⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ Estimated usage by category
⛁ System prompt: 6.1k tokens (0.6%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛁ System tools: 10.2k tokens (1.0%)
⛁ Memory files: 340 tokens (0.0%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛁ Skills: 631 tokens (0.1%)
⛁ Messages: 141.4k tokens (14.1%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ Free space: 808.4k (80.8%)
⛝ Autocompact buffer: 33k tokens
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ (3.3%)

⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶

⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶

⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝

MCP tools · /mcp (loaded on-demand)

Available
└ mcp__claude_ai_Asana__authenticate
└ mcp__claude_ai_Asana__complete_authentication
└ mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__authenticate
└ mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__complete_authentication
└ mcp__claude_ai_Box__authenticate
└ mcp__claude_ai_Box__complete_authentication
└ mcp__claude_ai_Canva__authenticate
└ mcp__claude_ai_Canva__complete_authentication
└ mcp__claude_ai_HubSpot__authenticate
└ mcp__claude_ai_HubSpot__complete_authentication
└ mcp__claude_ai_Intercom__authenticate
└ mcp__claude_ai_Intercom__complete_authentication
└ mcp__claude_ai_Linear__authenticate
└ mcp__claude_ai_Linear__complete_authentication
└ mcp__claude_ai_monday_com__authenticate
└ mcp__claude_ai_monday_com__complete_authentication
└ mcp__claude_ai_Notion__authenticate
└ mcp__claude_ai_Notion__complete_authentication

Memory files · /memory
└ ~/.claude/projects/-home-matyas/memory/MEMORY.md: 340 tokens

Skills · /skills
"""

Additional Context

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