Ctx Usage — Development skill for Claude Code
Track and optimize context usage with intelligent recommendations.
How to install Ctx Usage
Installs to ~/.claude/skills/shakestzd-contextune-ctx-usage/SKILL.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/shakestzd-contextune-ctx-usage && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shakestzd/contextune/HEAD/commands/ctx-usage.md -o ~/.claude/skills/shakestzd-contextune-ctx-usage/SKILL.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Ctx Usage does
name: ctx:usage description: Track and optimize context usage with intelligent recommendations keywords:
- usage
- context
- limits
- quota
- optimization
/ctx:usage - Context Usage Optimization
Track your Claude Code usage and get intelligent recommendations for cost optimization.
Usage
Quick Check (Manual Input)
# 1. Run Claude Code's built-in command:
/usage
# 2. Then run this command to log it:
/ctx:usage
Claude will ask you to paste the `/usage`
Alternatives in Development
- Memory Question — Ask Claude's memory system questions about past work, decisions, and context 332 ★
- Claude Dashboard — Comprehensive status line plugin for Claude Code with context usage, API rate limits, and cost tracking 258 ★
- /context - Context Analysis & Optimization — Analyze and optimize your Claude Code context configuration using Anthropic's context engineering principles 174 ★
Full documentation available on GitHub
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