Context engineering in Claude Skills is GENIUS! Skills use a 3-layer context management system that lets it use 100s of skills without hitting context limits. Here's how it works: > Layer 1: Main Context – Always loaded, it contains the project configuration. > Layer 2: Skill Metadata – Comprises only the YAML frontmatter, about 2-3 lines (< 200 tokens). > Layer 3: Active Skill Context – SKILL. md files and associated documentation are loaded as needed. Supporting files like scripts and templates aren't pre-loaded but accessed directly when in use, consuming zero tokens. This architecture supports hundreds of skills without breaching context limits. The article below is a complete guide to 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗘.𝗺𝗱, hooks, skills, agents, and permissions, and how to set them up properly. Akshay 🚀 (@akshay_pachaar) x.com/i/article/203496196714… — https://nitter.net/akshay_pachaar/status/2035341800739877091#m

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