Prep Compact

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

Use when preparing to compact the conversation due to context size — typically triggered by the hook-emitted context-size reminder, when the user asks to "prep compact" / "prepare compaction instructions", or when the user invokes /prep-compact:prep-compact manually to refresh compaction instructions before running /compact. Surveys current state and outputs a tailored /compact <instructions> command that preserves what's needed to continue work correctly post-compact.

What this skill does

Prep Compact is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/prep-compact/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when preparing to compact the conversation due to context size — typically triggered by the hook-emitted context-size reminder, when the user asks to "prep compact" / "prepare compaction instructions", or when the user invokes /prep-compact:prep-compact manually to refresh compaction instructions before running /compact. Surveys current state and outputs a tailored /compact <instructions> command that preserves what's needed to continue work correctly post-compact.

Who uses this skill

The Prep Compact skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/prep-compact
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/prep-compact/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/prep-compact/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/prep-compact/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/prep-compact/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\prep-compact\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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