AI & Agent WorkflowsSoftware EngineeringData & AnalyticsOpen accessPublished 2 Oct 2026
Analyzes Claude Project context budget under the automatic-RAG-by-window model: knowledge files vs. threshold-exempt overhead (Skills, MCPs, CI, Memory). Two modes: Quick Diagnostic and Full Budget Audit. Use when user says "check my context budget," "how much context am I using," "is my project too big," "optimize my token usage," "tier my files," "optimize for RAG," "improve retrieval quality," "should I keep compressing," "am I over-compressing," "should I accept RAG mode." Also trigger on context pressure symptoms: "Claude forgets my instructions," "responses getting generic," "content not found in my knowledge files." Also use when a project audit scores Knowledge Ar…