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Prime context for a task — calls context_continue + context_retrieve to find relevant files before starting work. Minimizes token usage by reusing cached context and only reading what's needed.

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Context

  • Current directory: !pwd
  • Project name: !basename $(pwd)

Your task

Prime the session context before starting work. This avoids wasting tokens on broad file exploration.

Step 1 — Check session memory

Call context_continue with the user's task as the query ($ARGUMENTS).

Read the response carefully:

  • Files already in memory: do NOT re-read these — use their previews
  • Decisions already stored: incorporate these into your plan
  • Budget remaining: note how much read budget is left this turn

Step 2 — Retrieve relevant files

If context_continue shows no prior memory OR the task needs more files, call context_retrieve with $ARGUMENTS as the query.

Read the ranked file list. Pick the top 3-5 most relevant files only.

Step 3 — Read only what you need

For each file you actually need to understand:

  • Use context_read with the query set to $ARGUMENTS (enables smart excerpting)
  • Skip files where the context_continue preview is already sufficient
  • Stop reading when budget drops below 4,000 chars

Step 4 — Report and plan

Output a concise summary:

## Ready to work on: [task]

**Files in context:**
- [file] — [one line on what's relevant]

**Key constraints/decisions:**
- [any stored decisions relevant to this task]

**Plan:**
1. [step]
2. [step]

**Budget used:** X / 18,000 chars

Then ask: "Shall I proceed?"

Rules

  • Do NOT read files not returned by context_retrieve or context_continue
  • Do NOT do Glob/Grep before Steps 1 and 2
  • Do NOT read more than 5 files in this priming phase
  • If the task mentions a specific file path, add it to the read list regardless of retrieve results
  • If $ARGUMENTS is empty, ask the user: "What do you want to work on?" before proceeding