Faster boot: reduce start-chat file reads
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Description
Problem
start-chat reads 5 files before the wolt says anything: mode file + identity.md + context.md + learnings.md + CLAUDE.md. With bloated context files this takes multiple chunked reads and delays first response significantly.
Proposal
Read only identity.md + context.md at boot (the minimum to know who you are and what's active). Load learnings.md on-demand when the wolt needs reference material. CLAUDE.md is already loaded by Claude Code automatically — start-chat doesn't need to read it again.
Cuts boot reads from 5 to 3 (mode + identity + context).
Related
- Part of broader context management initiative
- Connects to #284 (create-wolt split) and #285 (boot file size budget)
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Research direction
Start at the start-chat entry point and trace its boot-time reads of the mode file, identity.md, context.md, learnings.md, and CLAUDE.md. Confirm which files are currently read before the first response, then verify that boot reads only mode, identity.md, and context.md while learnings.md is deferred and CLAUDE.md is not reread.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 64/100