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# Context Snapshot • AI Agent SDK

> context_snapshot: Emit context snapshot event with full context state.

# context\_snapshot

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> This is a method of the [**ContextTraceEmitter**](../classes/ContextTraceEmitter) class in the [**context\_events**](../modules/context_events) module.

Emit context snapshot event with full context state.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def context_snapshot(agent_name: str, messages_count: int, tokens_used: int, tokens_budget: int, messages: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]]) -> None
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="agent_name" type="str" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="messages_count" type="int" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="tokens_used" type="int" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="tokens_budget" type="int" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="messages" type="Optional" required={false}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

## Uses

* `ContextEvent`
* `time.time`

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/trace/context_events.py` at line 763
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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Context Concept" icon="layer-group" href="/docs/docs/concepts/context" />

  <Card title="Context Management" icon="sliders" href="/docs/docs/features/context-management" />

  <Card title="Context Strategies" icon="diagram-project" href="/docs/docs/features/context-strategies" />
</CardGroup>