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 ```
 
-### Cursor Rule (Optional)
+### Cursor Rules (Optional)
 
-For maximum token savings, add a Cursor rule to your project:
+Copy the examples into `.cursor/rules/`:
 
 ```bash
-cp rust/examples/lean-ctx.mdc .cursor/rules/lean-ctx.mdc
+mkdir -p .cursor/rules
+cp rust/examples/lean-ctx.mdc .cursor/rules/
+cp rust/examples/lean-ctx-session-metrics.mdc .cursor/rules/
 ```
 
-This instructs the LLM to prefer lean-ctx tools and use compact output patterns (CRP v2).
+- **`lean-ctx.mdc`** — Instructs the LLM to prefer lean-ctx MCP tools over the built-in equivalents (`Read` → `ctx_read`, terminal → `ctx_shell`, etc.) and to use compact output patterns (**CRP v2**).
+- **`lean-ctx-session-metrics.mdc`** — After substantive replies, call **`ctx_metrics`** once and append the token/cost footer; figures are **lean-ctx MCP session** totals only, not full Cursor chat billing.
 
 ## Configuration
 
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+---
+description: Shows lean-ctx (MCP) token metrics for this session at the end of each reply
+globs: **/*
+alwaysApply: true
+---
+
+# End of reply — LeanCTX metrics block
+
+On **every** substantive reply (when you have addressed the user’s request—not for a bare “ok” or empty confirmation):
+
+1. **Call the MCP tool `ctx_metrics` once** (no arguments). That is the only allowed source for the footer numbers.
+2. **In the very last paragraph**, after everything else in your reply, add exactly this structure (fill in values returned by `ctx_metrics`; copy the numbers as given):
+
+---
+
+### LeanCTX — MCP session (lean-ctx tools only)
+
+| | Tokens (tool-side input) |
+|--|--|
+| **Without lean-ctx** (cumulative “original” volume from calls) | *(“original” value / first column of the Input tokens line)* |
+| **With lean-ctx** (actually sent after compression) | *(“sent” value)* |
+| **Saved** | *(difference / “saved”)* + percentage if shown |
+
+*(If the output includes a “Cost estimate” line, you may copy it verbatim below the table.)*
+
+---
+
+## Limits (do not over-interpret)
+
+- These figures only cover **tool calls tracked by the lean-ctx MCP server** during this session, **not** total Cursor token usage (prompt, reasoning, model reply, non-lean-ctx tools).
+- If you **did not** use any lean-ctx tool during the exchange, `ctx_metrics` may show **0** or little change: say so in one sentence instead of inventing savings.
+
+## If `ctx_metrics` is unavailable or empty
+
+Write a single line: *“LeanCTX: MCP metrics unavailable for this session.”* — **do not** invent token comparisons.