| File | Max Tokens | ~Words | Warning At |
|---|---|---|---|
| spec.md | 5,000 | 3,000 | 4,000 |
| design.md | 8,000 | 4,800 | 6,400 |
| tasks.md | 10,000 | 6,000 | 8,000 |
🟢 Healthy (<40k total): Silent 🟡 Moderate (40-60k): Discrete footer note 🔴 Critical (>60k): Active warning, suggest optimization
Display context status in footer when >40k:
📊 Context: 52k tokens (moderate)
- tasks.md: 11k (ok)
- design.md: 6k (ok)
- Total: 52k / 200k (26%)
Target: <40k tokens loaded (20% of window) Reserve: 160k+ tokens for work, reasoning, outputs