cco-config

CCO Config — tune how aggressive the optimizer is

CCO's behavior knobs used to be magic numbers spread across four modules. This surfaces them, range-validated, in ~/.claude-context-optimizer/config.json under thresholds.

The plugin root is the directory containing src/config.js. Run everything from there.

Parse $ARGUMENTS:

show (or no arguments)

node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/src/config.js

Print the table as-is. * marks values the user set; ! marks a stored value that failed validation and is being ignored in favour of the default. If any ! rows appear, point them out — a typo there means a knob silently isn't doing what the user thinks.

get <key>

node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/src/config.js get <key>

set <key> <value>

node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/src/config.js set <key> <value>

Exits non-zero with the valid range on a bad value or unknown key — relay that message rather than guessing a correction. After a successful set, say which behavior it changes (see the table below), because the effect is not obvious from the key name alone.

reset [key]

node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/src/config.js reset <key>    # one key
node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/src/config.js reset          # everything back to defaults

Resetting everything discards all the user's tuning — confirm first unless they were explicit ("reset all", "restore everything to default").

The keys

Key	Default	What it changes
rereadWarnAt	3	reads of an unedited file before the first re-read warning
rereadEscalateAt	5	reads before the "put it in CLAUDE.md" escalation
bigFileLines	500	full-read line count that triggers the offset/limit warning
mediumFileLines	200	full-read line count that triggers the soft hint
staleTokenRatio	0.10	share of budget loaded after a file before Read Cache re-allows it
staleFiles	8	other files loaded after a file before it counts as evicted (at 200K)
staleTimeMs	600000	ms since last read before a cached file counts as stale
promptMinWords	8	word count below which the coach calls a prompt too vague
promptIdealMaxWords	200	upper bound of the coach's "ideal length" band
promptTooLongWords	500	word count above which the ask is considered buried
packBudgetPercent	25	max share of the budget /cco-pack may consume

Tuning guidance

• Too many re-read warnings? Raise rereadWarnAt to 4–5.
• Read Cache blocking files you still need? Lower staleTimeMs (e.g. 300000 = 5 min) or staleTokenRatio so cached entries go stale sooner.
• Read Cache not saving much? Raise them — entries stay fresh longer and more repeat reads get blocked.
• Working on a 1M-context model with long prompts? Raise promptTooLongWords; the default band is tuned for shorter asks.
• CCO_STALE_TIME_MS in the environment still overrides staleTimeMs, for a one-off experiment without changing config.