diff --git a/.claude/commands/workflow/lite-plan.md b/.claude/commands/workflow/lite-plan.md
index 5b14e6c2..467fcee3 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/workflow/lite-plan.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/workflow/lite-plan.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Phase 1: Task Analysis & Exploration
    ├─ Parse input (description or .md file)
    ├─ intelligent complexity assessment (Low/Medium/High)
    ├─ Exploration decision (auto-detect or --explore flag)
+   ├─ ⚠️ Context protection: If file reading ≥50k chars → force cli-explore-agent
    └─ Decision:
       ├─ needsExploration=true → Launch parallel cli-explore-agents (1-4 based on complexity)
       └─ needsExploration=false → Skip to Phase 2/3
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ if (!needsExploration) {
 }
 ```
 
+**⚠️ Context Protection**: File reading ≥50k chars → force `needsExploration=true` (delegate to cli-explore-agent)
+
 **Complexity Assessment** (Intelligent Analysis):
 ```javascript
 // analyzes task complexity based on: