google-gemini / google-gemini/gemini-cli
[Context Mgmt] Gemini CLI should exclude unneeded tools from context
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Description
Tool descriptions are a significant contributor to context size. We can trim this down by optimizing the set of tools available in each agent/subagent as well as doing a preselection of only the tools needed for the particular task.
Potentially relevant reading:
- https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3627673.3679847
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01854
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