ctx-pause

Pause all context nudge and reminder hooks for the current session. Security hooks (dangerous command blocking) still fire.

When to Use

• User says "pause ctx", "pause context", "quiet mode"
• User says "stop the nudges", "too many reminders"
• Quick investigation or one-off task that doesn't need ceremonies
• User explicitly asks to reduce context overhead

When NOT to Use

• User wants to silence a specific hook (use ctx system message edit to customize or silence individual hooks)
• User wants to permanently disable hooks (edit .claude/settings.local.json)
• Session involves real project work that benefits from persistence nudges

Execution

Run the pause command:

ctx pause

Then confirm to the user:

Context hooks paused for this session. Nudges, reminders, and ceremony prompts are silenced. Security hooks still fire.

Resume anytime with /ctx-resume.

Important Notes

• Session-scoped: only affects the current session, not other terminals
• Hooks still fire silently: they check the pause flag and no-op
• Graduated reminder: a minimal ctx:paused indicator appears in hook output so the state is never invisible
• Resume before wrap-up: if the session evolves into real work, resume hooks before wrapping up to capture learnings and decisions
• Initial context load is unaffected: the ~8k token startup injection happens before any command runs: pause only affects subsequent hooks