Agent skill

Context Management

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Context management specialist for multi-agent workflows and long-running tasks.

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Install Context Management

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill context-management -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace context-management --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/89jobrien/context-management .claude/skills/context-management && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
context-management
GitHub stars
430
Token cost
~651 tokens
SKILL.md length
237 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
1,108
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Context management specialist for multi-agent workflows and long-running tasks.

  • Works in 6 steps: Context Capture: Extracts key decisions… → Context Distribution: Prepares relevant… → Memory Management: Stores critical… → …
  • Coordinating multiple agents
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, What This Skill Does, How to Use and Context Formats, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Context Management is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Context management specialist for multi-agent workflows and long-running tasks. Use when coordinating multiple agents, preserving context across sessions, or managing complex project state. Focuses on context compression and distribution.

Its SKILL.md is about 650 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `memory-management.md`, `references/patterns.md` and `skill-report.json`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Context engineering and LLM cost and token optimization. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Coordinating multiple agents
  • Preserving context across sessions
  • Managing complex project state

Example prompts

  • “/context-management”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Context Capture: Extracts key decisions and rationale
  2. Context Distribution: Prepares relevant context for each agent
  3. Memory Management: Stores critical project decisions
  4. Context Compression: Reduces context size while preserving key information
  5. Context Indexing: Creates indexes for quick retrieval
  6. State Preservation: Maintains coherent state across sessions

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad8daf7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Context Management loads about 651 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 237 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~64
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~651
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 237 words (~651 tokens).

“This skill manages context across multi-agent workflows and long-running tasks, ensuring coherent state preservation and efficient context distribution.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
context-management
author
Joseph OBrien
status
unpublished
updated
2025-12-23
version
1.0.1
tag
skill
type
skill

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in skills/89jobrien/context-management of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • memory-management.md
  • references/patterns.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad8daf7

Compare with similar skills

Context Management next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Context Management this skillaiskillstore/marketplace430—~651Automated safety check: PassNone
Context Mode Output Sandboxmksglu/context-mode26k—~4.1kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Context Mode for Antigravity CLImksglu/context-mode26k—~850Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
Context Fundamentalsguanyang/open-agent-hub9752 repos~4.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Context DoctorjzOcb/context-doctor119—~642Automated safety check: PassMIT
Code Context Slicingtrailofbits/skills7.4k—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassCC-BY-SA-4.0

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Categories

Questions about Context Management

What does Context Management do?

Context management specialist for multi-agent workflows and long-running tasks. Context Management is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Context management specialist for multi-agent workflows and long-running tasks.

When should I use Context Management?

Context Management fits situations like: coordinating multiple agents; preserving context across sessions; managing complex project state.

How do I install Context Management in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill context-management -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/89jobrien/context-management in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/context-management in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Context Management in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill context-management -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/89jobrien/context-management in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/context-management in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Context Management in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill context-management -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/context-management, .gemini/skills/context-management, .github/skills/context-management and .opencode/skills/context-management in your project.

What does Context Management need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Context Management is instructions for the agent only.

Does Context Management access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Context Management safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Context Management use?

No licence was found for Context Management or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Context Management use?

About 651 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 610 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Context Management?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Context Management: Context Mode Output Sandbox (mksglu/context-mode, 26k stars), Context Mode for Antigravity CLI (mksglu/context-mode, 26k stars), Context Fundamentals (guanyang/open-agent-hub, 975 stars) and Context Doctor (jzOcb/context-doctor, 119 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Context Management?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,108 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.