diff --git a/plugins/memory/honcho/session_context.py b/plugins/memory/honcho/session_context.py
index d7a6a519c1..0f554fe572 100644
--- a/plugins/memory/honcho/session_context.py
+++ b/plugins/memory/honcho/session_context.py
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ class SessionContextMixin:
             if session.honcho_session_id not in self._sessions_cache:
                 return
             ctx = self._authed_call(
-                "session summary fetch", lambda: self._sdk_session(session.honcho_session_id).context(summary=True),
+                "session summary fetch",
+                lambda: self._sdk_session(session.honcho_session_id).context(summary=True, tokens=self._context_tokens),
             )
             if ctx.summary and getattr(ctx.summary, "content", None):
                 result["summary"] = ctx.summary.content
@@ -161,7 +162,8 @@ class SessionContextMixin:
             ctx = self._authed_call(
                 "session context fetch",
                 lambda: self._sdk_session(session.honcho_session_id).context(
-                    summary=True, peer_target=target_peer_id or observer_peer_id, peer_perspective=observer_peer_id,
+                    summary=True, tokens=self._context_tokens,
+                    peer_target=target_peer_id or observer_peer_id, peer_perspective=observer_peer_id,
                 ),
             )
             result: dict[str, Any] = {}
diff --git a/tests/honcho_plugin/test_session.py b/tests/honcho_plugin/test_session.py
index 6a8ad089d7..dadc3ea619 100644
--- a/tests/honcho_plugin/test_session.py
+++ b/tests/honcho_plugin/test_session.py
@@ -1234,3 +1234,99 @@ class TestGetSessionContextFallback:
         assert peer_id == "user-peer"
         assert target == "user-peer"
 
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# contextTokens must reach session.context() (salvage of #70951)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestContextTokensForwarded:
+    """Honcho picks short vs long summary from the tokens= budget.
+
+    Regression: get_prefetch_context and get_session_context called
+    context(summary=True) without tokens=, so a configured contextTokens
+    cap was ignored and every turn got honcho_chat_summary_long.
+    """
+
+    def _manager(self, context_tokens=4000):
+        mgr = HonchoSessionManager(context_tokens=context_tokens)
+        session = HonchoSession(
+            key="cli:test",
+            user_peer_id="robert",
+            assistant_peer_id="hermes",
+            honcho_session_id="sess-1",
+        )
+        mgr._cache[session.key] = session
+        honcho_session = MagicMock()
+        honcho_session.context.return_value = SimpleNamespace(
+            summary=SimpleNamespace(content="short summary"),
+            peer_representation="rep",
+            peer_card=["fact"],
+            messages=[],
+        )
+        mgr._sessions_cache[session.honcho_session_id] = honcho_session
+        mgr._fetch_peer_context = MagicMock(
+            return_value={"representation": "", "card": []}
+        )
+        return mgr, session, honcho_session
+
+    def test_get_prefetch_context_passes_context_tokens_to_summary_call(self):
+        mgr, session, honcho_session = self._manager()
+
+        result = mgr.get_prefetch_context(session.key)
+
+        assert result["summary"] == "short summary"
+        honcho_session.context.assert_called_once_with(summary=True, tokens=4000)
+
+    def test_get_session_context_passes_context_tokens_to_cached_session_call(self):
+        """Sweeper gap on #70951: the cached session-level context() path
+        must forward tokens= alongside its peer arguments."""
+        mgr, session, honcho_session = self._manager()
+
+        result = mgr.get_session_context(session.key, peer="user")
+
+        assert result["summary"] == "short summary"
+        honcho_session.context.assert_called_once_with(
+            summary=True,
+            tokens=4000,
+            peer_target=session.user_peer_id,
+            peer_perspective=session.assistant_peer_id,
+        )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# contextTokens must reach session.context() (salvage of #70951 via #92964)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestContextTokensForwarded:
+    """Honcho picks the short or long summary from the tokens= budget. get_prefetch_context and
+    get_session_context called context(summary=True) without it, so a configured contextTokens
+    cap was ignored and every turn got the long summary."""
+
+    def _manager(self, context_tokens=4000):
+        mgr = HonchoSessionManager(context_tokens=context_tokens)
+        session = HonchoSession(key="cli:test", user_peer_id="robert", assistant_peer_id="hermes",
+                                honcho_session_id="sess-1")
+        mgr._cache[session.key] = session
+        honcho_session = MagicMock()
+        honcho_session.context.return_value = SimpleNamespace(
+            summary=SimpleNamespace(content="short summary"), peer_representation="rep", peer_card=["fact"],
+            messages=[])
+        mgr._sessions_cache[session.honcho_session_id] = honcho_session
+        mgr._fetch_peer_context = MagicMock(return_value={"representation": "", "card": []})
+        return mgr, session, honcho_session
+
+    def test_get_prefetch_context_passes_context_tokens_to_summary_call(self):
+        mgr, session, honcho_session = self._manager()
+        result = mgr.get_prefetch_context(session.key)
+        assert result["summary"] == "short summary"
+        honcho_session.context.assert_called_once_with(summary=True, tokens=4000)
+
+    def test_get_session_context_passes_context_tokens_to_cached_session_call(self):
+        mgr, session, honcho_session = self._manager()
+        result = mgr.get_session_context(session.key, peer="user")
+        assert result["summary"] == "short summary"
+        honcho_session.context.assert_called_once_with(
+            summary=True, tokens=4000, peer_target=session.user_peer_id, peer_perspective=session.assistant_peer_id)
+