Claudikins Automatic Context Manager - seamless context handoff for Claude Code
SRE thinking applied to Claude Code, based on Boris Cherny's Q&A. It enforces a strict 4-stage pipeline with gates between each step. You literally cannot skip verification. You cannot ship without approval.
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claudikins-automatic-context-manager is a Claude Code plugin with 2 hand-picked skills for productivity work, indexed on Flowy. Install it with the command on its page. It includes acm-config, acm-handoff. Its skills do not fire on their own yet. Request auto-invocation to have Flowy route them as you prompt. Free and open source.
$ npx -y skills add elb-pr/claudikins-automatic-context-manager --agent claude-code
Repo: elb-pr/claudikins-automatic-context-manager
v1.1.1-beta - Native hooks implementation. This is beta software - expect rough edges. Please report bugs here.
Automatic context management for Claude Code. Monitors token usage and triggers at 60% context saturation, prompting for session handoff with an auto-generated summary that opens in a fresh session.
Claude Code CLI and Python 3.
LLM attention weights distribute across all context tokens. As context fills, per-token attention decreases and earlier information receives less weight during generation.
UserPromptSubmit hookAskUserQuestion for handoff confirmation.claude/claudikins-acm/handoff-state.json and human-readable handoff.mdclaude commandSessionStart hook detects and loads structured state into fresh context/plugin marketplace add elb-pr/claudikins-marketplace/plugin → navigate to Claudikins Marketplace → installgit clone https://github.com/elb-pr/claudikins-automatic-context-manager.git
./install.sh
flowchart TD
A[Statusline monitors context] -->|every 300ms| B{Context >= 60%?}
B -->|No| A
B -->|Yes| C[Create threshold flag file]
C --> D[UserPromptSubmit hook fires]
D --> E[AskUserQuestion prompt]
E --> F{User response}
F -->|YES| G[Capture structured state]
G --> H[Save handoff-state.json + handoff.md]
H --> I[Open new terminal session]
I --> J[SessionStart hook loads state]
F -->|SNOOZE| K[Wait 5 minutes]
K --> A
F -->|DISMISS| L[Disable for session]
Run /acm:config for interactive setup, or edit ~/.claude/claudikins-acm.conf directly.
| Variable | Default | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
THRESHOLD | 60 | 50-90 | Context percentage trigger |
SNOOZE_DURATION | 300 | 60-3600 | Snooze period in seconds |
SUMMARY_TOKENS | 500 | 200-2000 | Max tokens for handoff summary |
| Platform | Terminal | New Tab Method |
|---|---|---|
| Windows native | Windows Terminal | wt.exe new-tab (Git Bash or PowerShell) |
| Windows native | Git Bash | New window via start git-bash |
| Windows native | PowerShell | New window via Start-Process |
| WSL | Windows Terminal | wt.exe new-tab wsl |
| WSL | Warp | SendKeys* |
| macOS | iTerm2 | osascript |
| macOS | Terminal.app | osascript (Cmd+T) |
| macOS | Warp | osascript |
| Linux | GNOME Terminal | --tab flag |
| Linux | Konsole | --new-tab flag |
| Linux | XFCE Terminal | --tab flag |
| Linux | Kitty | @ launch --type=tab |
| Fallback | Any | Clipboard + instructions |
*Warp on WSL: Uses PowerShell SendKeys automation (focus window, Ctrl+Shift+T, paste, enter). Fragile but functional until Warp adds CLI tab support.
Handoff not triggering Check context has reached threshold. Snooze may be active, or handoff already triggered this session.
New terminal not opening
Platform detection may have failed. Check platforms/ for your terminal. Falls back to clipboard with instructions.
Handoff not loading in new session
Must be in the same project directory. Verify .claude/claudikins-acm/handoff.md exists and SessionStart hook is installed.
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.claude-plugin/
plugin.json
.gitignore
.warp/
launch_configurations/
cc-acm-handoff.yaml
assets/
banner.png
header.png
CHANGELOG.md
commands/
manual-handoff.md
docs/
plans/
2026-01-15-guru-council-improvements.md
hooks/
hooks.json
scripts/
session-start.sh
user-prompt-submit.sh
install.sh
LICENSE
platforms/
generic/
handoff-prompt.sh
README.md
linux-zenity/
handoff-prompt.sh
README.md
macos/
handoff-prompt.sh
README.md
README.md
scripts/
capture-state.sh
run-handoff.sh
statusline-command.sh
skills/
acm-config/
SKILL.md
acm-handoff/
SKILL.md
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