CTX-B004: Same directive repeated across files
info · deterministic · autofix: suggested · ga
Why it matters
Repeated directives are loaded and paid for more than once.
How to fix
Keep the directive in one shared file.
Source
arXiv 2601.20404 (lean AGENTS.md: −28.64% median runtime); arXiv 2602.11988 (context files +20% cost, no success gain)
Measured precision
70 findings in 30 of 210 benchmark repositories. 0 of 70 reviewed findings false (0.0%; 95% upper bound 5.2%).
Suppress
<!-- ctx-ignore CTX-B004: reason -->