Cursor Context Management

Overview

This skill helps optimize context window usage in Cursor. It covers understanding context sources, efficient @-mention strategies, conversation management, and techniques to avoid context overflow for better AI response quality.

Prerequisites

• Cursor IDE with AI features active

• Understanding of context window limits

• Project with code files

• Familiarity with @-mention syntax

Instructions

• Understand your model's context limit

• Select only relevant code before chatting

• Use specific @-mentions for file context

• Start new conversations for new topics

• Monitor response quality for context issues

• Clear context when switching tasks

Output

• Optimized context usage

• Better AI response quality

• Faster response times

• Efficient @-mention patterns

• Clean conversation management

Error Handling

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/errors.md for comprehensive error handling.

Examples

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/examples.md for detailed examples.

Resources

• Context Window Guide

• Model Context Limits

• Effective Prompting