# Intelligent Adaptive Profile (P6)
> **"A tool that learns how you work."**
The **Adaptive Profile** (`adaptive`) is a revolutionary new operating mode in Boring V11.5. Instead of forcing you to manually choose between "Lite" (fast but limited) and "Full" (powerful but expensive), the Adaptive Profile **dynamically adjusts itself** based on your behavior.
## How It Works
1. **Usage Tracking**: The system quietly observes which tools you use most frequently (via `UsageTracker`).
2. **Smart Context**: It identifies your "Top 20" essential tools and keeps them available.
3. **Contextual Injection**:
- If you start testing, it auto-injects the `Testing Guide`.
- If you are debugging, it brings in `Error Analysis` tools.
4. **Prompt Injection**: Relevant guidelines (Prompts) are automatically added to the system prompt based on active tool categories.
## Benefits
- **⚡ Efficiency**: Starts as light as `lite` profile (~97% token savings).
- **🧠 Intelligence**: Becomes as powerful as `full` profile exactly when needed.
- **🛡️ Safety**: Prevents "Context Window Bloat" by hiding irrelevant tools (e.g., hiding Git tools during pure coding sessions).
## Activation
You can enable the Adaptive Profile using the **Boring Wizard**:
```bash
boring wizard
# Choose "adaptive" from the menu
```
Or manually in `.boring.toml`:
```toml
[mcp]
profile = "adaptive"
```
Or via environment variable:
```bash
export BORING_MCP_PROFILE=adaptive
```
## Privacy
Usage data is stored locally in `~/.boring/usage.json`. It is **never** sent to the cloud. You can view your own stats using the `boring-monitor` dashboard.
