# Context dumps (llmcpp)

**Context dumps** expose the compiler's task information without generating an implementation. The generation-budget example can be inspected directly:

```bash
$ llmc++ \
    -fllm-dump-context \
    examples/17_generation_limits.cpp
```

The example defines `passing(const std::vector<int>&)` with `max_attempts(2)` and `timeout(120)`. The dump lets you inspect its interface, request, and effective settings before contacting a backend.

The option selects all annotated targets and stops without generation or normal compilation. A function-level `dump_context` setting selects individual targets.

Use this when an agent appears to misunderstand available parameters, return behavior, or captures. A dump shows the task environment; [[llmcpp-generated-source-output|generated-source output]] shows the implementation eventually accepted. These answer different questions.

Source: [17_generation_limits.cpp](https://github.com/yanevskiv/llmcpp/blob/main/examples/17_generation_limits.cpp).