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Optimize document ordering in LLM context for better retrieval performance

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How to use this skill

Bring this guide into your coding agent with a prompt tailored to the tool you use.

  1. Open your project in Codex.
  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/EfficientContext/ContextPilot/blob/HEAD/examples/openclaw/SKILL.md

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ContextPilot Integration

You have ContextPilot enabled as a transparent proxy. All your LLM API requests are automatically routed through ContextPilot, which reorders documents in your context window for optimal retrieval performance.

What ContextPilot Does

When your request contains multiple documents (in system prompts or tool results), ContextPilot:

  1. Extracts documents from XML tags (<documents>, <files>, etc.), numbered lists, separators, or markdown headers
  2. Clusters documents by semantic similarity using hierarchical clustering
  3. Reorders documents to minimize attention distance between related content
  4. Reconstructs the request preserving the original format

Supported Document Formats

  • XML tags: <documents><document>...</document></documents>, <files><file>...</file></files>
  • Numbered: [1] doc [2] doc [3] doc
  • Separator: docs separated by --- or ===
  • Markdown headers: sections split by # or ## headers

How to Verify

Check the X-ContextPilot-Result response header:

X-ContextPilot-Result: {"intercepted":true,"documents_reordered":true,"total_documents":5,"sources":{"system":1,"tool_results":1}}

Configuration Headers

Send these headers with your API requests to control behavior:

HeaderValuesDefault
X-ContextPilot-Enabledtrue/falsetrue
X-ContextPilot-Modeauto/xml_tag/numbered/separator/markdown_headerauto
X-ContextPilot-Scopeall/system/tool_resultsall
X-ContextPilot-Alphafloat0.001