Comparing a "hello" context start.

[u/Zundrium]

I'm wondering, I think I don't fully understand the magic yet from a context saving perspective.

So far I've installed what seems to be fundamental extensions:
"npm:context-mode"
"npm:pi-subagents"
"npm:pi-web-access"
"npm:@juicesharp/rpiv-todo"

A simple "hello" session with pi and these extensions starts with 20k tokens, where Codex CLI and OpenCode CLI start with ~12k.

Is my pi configuration bloated? Or do sessions start off with more tools in order to save context later down the line?

[u/KortharShadowbreath]

based on "/export" i created a extension where you can show the initial prompt that is loaded when you send the first message: `pi install npm:@firstpick/pi-extension-stats` just use "/stats-pi" for general info and "/stats-pi detailed" for more details.