Context Templates

Context templates are pre-defined sets of files to read for common task types, saving time and tokens by loading only what's needed.

Templates are stored in ~/.claude-context-optimizer/templates/.

Parse $ARGUMENTS:

list (or no arguments)

Show all available templates:

ls ~/.claude-context-optimizer/templates/*.json 2>/dev/null

For each template, show its name, description, and file list.

create <name>

Help the user create a new template. Ask them:

1. What type of task is this for? (e.g., "bug-fix", "new-feature", "refactor", "review")
2. Which files/patterns should be pre-loaded?

Also suggest files based on historical tracking data:

node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/src/tracker.js suggest "$(pwd)"

Save the template as ~/.claude-context-optimizer/templates/<name>.json with format:

{
  "name": "template-name",
  "description": "What this template is for",
  "files": ["relative/path/to/file1", "relative/path/to/file2"],
  "patterns": ["**/*.config.*", "src/core/**"],
  "preCommands": ["git status", "git log --oneline -5"]
}

apply <name>

Read the template and execute:

1. Run any preCommands
2. Read the listed files
3. Search for the listed patterns using Glob

This gives Claude exactly the right context for the task type.

delete <name>

Delete the template file and confirm.