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CTX-B001: Always-loaded context exceeds the token budget for a tool

warning · deterministic · autofix: none · ga

Why it matters

Bloated always-on context raises cost without raising success.

How to fix

Move rarely needed sections into path-scoped rules or delete them.

Source

arXiv 2601.20404 (lean AGENTS.md: −28.64% median runtime); arXiv 2602.11988 (context files +20% cost, no success gain)

Measured precision

29 findings in 28 of 210 benchmark repositories. 0 of 29 reviewed findings false. With fewer than 30 findings the rate is not yet established (95% upper bound 12%).

Suppress

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