Build focused context packs

A context pack scans supported local source files, scores them against your task, and prints a Markdown brief with the selected files and relevant snippets.

Create a context pack

ck context "Add a checkout receipt"

ClaudeKit refreshes the local code map first, then prints the pack. Paste that output into the terminal agent you choose.

Set a budget

ck context "Add a checkout receipt" --budget 4000

The default estimated budget is 8,000 tokens. Lower the budget when you want a tighter brief; raise it only when a task genuinely needs more repository surface.

Interpret the estimate

Each pack records the estimated source context excluded compared with the indexed repository. Check the local cumulative total with:

ck status
ck status --json