clear-context

## Table of Contents

- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [When to Use](#when-to-use)
- [The Auto-Clear Pattern](#the-auto-clear-pattern)
- [Thresholds](#thresholds)
- [Auto-Clear Workflow](#auto-clear-workflow)
- [Integration with Existing Hooks](#integration-with-existing-hooks)
- [Self-Monitoring Pattern](#self-monitoring-pattern)

# Clear Context Skill

## Quick Start

When context pressure reaches critical levels (80%+), invoke this skill to:
1. Save current session state
2. Delegate continuation to a fresh subagent
3. Continue work without manual intervention

```
Skill(conserve:clear-context)
```

## When to Use

- **Proactively**: Before starting large multi-chained tasks
- **Reactively**: When context warning indicates 80%+ usage
- **Automatically**: Integrated into long-running workflows

## The Auto-Clear Pattern

Since `/clear` requires user action, we achieve automatic context clearing without interruption through **subagent delegation**:

```
Main Agent (high context)
    ↓
    Saves state to .claude/session-state.md
    ↓
    Spawns continuation subagent (fresh context)
    ↓
    Subagent reads state, continues work
```

## Thresholds

| Level | Threshold | Action |
|-------|-----------|--------|
| WARNING | 40% | Monitor, plan optimization |
| CRITICAL | 50% | Prepare for handoff |
| EMERGENCY | 80% | **Execute auto-clear now** |

**Configuration** (environment variables):
- `CONSERVE_EMERGENCY_THRESHOLD`: Override 80% default (e.g., `0.75` for 75%)
- `CONSERVE_SESSION_STATE_PATH`: Override `.claude/session-state.md` default

## Auto-Clear Workflow

### Step 1: Assess Current State

Before triggering auto-clear, gather:
- Current task/goal description
- Progress made so far
- Key decisions and rationale
- Files being actively worked on
- Open TodoWrite items

### Step 2: Save Session State

**IMPORTANT**: If `.claude/session-state.md` already exists, you MUST Read it first before writing (Claude Code requires reading existing files before overwriting). C