docs(08-checkpoints): Introduce cc-context-stats for context zone monitoring

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 - **`/rewind`** - Alternative way to access checkpoints
 - **`/checkpoint`** - Alias for `/rewind`

+## Knowing When to Rewind: Context Monitoring
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+Checkpoints let you go back — but how do you know *when* you should? As your conversation grows, Claude's context window fills up and model quality silently degrades. You might be shipping code from a half-blind model without realizing it.
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+**[cc-context-stats](https://github.com/luongnv89/cc-context-stats)** solves this by adding real-time **context zones** to your Claude Code status bar. It tracks where you are in the context window — from **Plan** (green, safe to plan and code) through **Code** (yellow, avoid starting new plans) to **Dump** (orange, finish up and rewind). When you see the zone shift, you know it's time to checkpoint and start fresh instead of pushing through with degraded output.
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 ## Related Concepts

 - **[Advanced Features](../09-advanced-features/)** - Planning mode and other advanced capabilities