A free gauge shows when a long AI session needs cleanup

Long AI chat can become less useful as the fills up. This free plugin reads the real context-window percentage and shows it as a gauge in the . The gauge helps users decide when to run to shorten the session or /clear to start fresh.

It is presented as using 0 tokens to run. A rule of thumb is to compact at around 70% when the session starts feeling unclear.

Key points

  • can degrade when the gets too full.
  • The plugin shows context-window usage as a status-line gauge.
  • It is described as costing 0 tokens to run.
  • The gauge can guide when to use or /clear.
  • One practical threshold mentioned is about 70% usage.
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