Is the Compact Guard skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from rohitg00/pro-workflow. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Compact Guard SkillProof Score?

8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install Compact Guard?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Compact Guard with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Compact Guard

Pre/post-compaction checklist that preserves task state inside Claude Code's real compaction limits.

by rohitg00 · rohitg00/pro-workflow

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 8.8/10
Tested: Jul 14, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 470b79c

Ships the actual Claude Code compaction constants (5-file, 50K-token restore budget) and a copy-paste pre-compact checklist — concretely more useful than generic 'summarize before compacting' advice, though the per-technique token-savings percentages are the author's estimates, not measured. (Listed here under our older name; the skill's own name is "Compact Guard".)

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What Compact Guard does

Compact Guard is a pre-compact/post-compact checklist skill: before you run /compact (or auto-compact fires), it has you record the current task, the up-to-5 files in progress, decisions made, blockers, and next steps, then walks a recovery sequence after compaction. It's built around Claude Code's actual restore limits (max 5 files, 5K tokens/file, 50K total budget) rather than generic 'summarize the conversation' advice. Triggers before manual /compact or when the auto-compact warning appears.

How to install Compact Guard

git clone https://github.com/rohitg00/pro-workflow
cd pro-workflow
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/compact-guard ~/.claude/skills/context-compression

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Compact Guard

/context-compression Pre/post-compaction checklist that preserves task state inside Claude Code's real compaction limits.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Compress this long session's context into a structured summary
Summarize our conversation so far to cut token burn
Restructure this context so we don't have to re-read everything

Frequently asked questions

Is the Compact Guard skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from rohitg00/pro-workflow. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Compact Guard work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ships the actual Claude Code compaction constants (5-file, 50K-token restore budget) and a copy-paste pre-compact checklist — concretely more useful than generic 'summarize before compacting' advice, though the per-technique token-savings percentages are the author's estimates, not measured. (Listed here under our older name; the skill's own name is "Compact Guard".)
What is the Compact Guard SkillProof Score?: 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install Compact Guard?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Compact Guard with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.