What you can do with Context Mode

5 use cases

• Keep large tool output out of Claude Code's context

  Install the Claude Code plugin so sandbox tools handle big outputs instead of the chat window.

  • Context Mode
  • Claude Code
  • Software and DevOps
  • Beginner
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  In the context-mode repo, install the Claude Code plugin with the two /plugin commands in the README, then run /context-mode:ctx-doctor. Report whether every check shows [x]. Then run /context-mode:ctx-stats and report the savings ratio for the session.

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• Count or summarize code with one script, not many reads

  Have the agent write a short script that prints only the result, using ctx_execute.

  • Context Mode
  • Claude Code
  • Software and DevOps
  • Intermediate
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  Using the context-mode ctx_execute tool, write a javascript script that lists each .ts file in <target-directory> with its line count and prints only those lines. Return the printed output and confirm the count for one file by reading it directly.

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• Pick up a coding task after the chat compacts

  Keep edits, tasks, and decisions in SQLite so the agent can recover them after compaction.

  • Context Mode
  • Claude Code
  • Software and DevOps
  • Intermediate
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  After a context compaction in the <project-name> repo, use context-mode to search the session events for the last edited files and open tasks. List them and ask me to confirm before continuing the work.

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• Index a local docs folder and search it from the chat

  Add a local file or folder to the FTS5 knowledge base and query it later.

  • Context Mode
  • Claude Code
  • Software and DevOps
  • Intermediate
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  Index the folder <docs-path> with the context-mode ctx-index command, then search it with ctx-search for <question>. Return the matching passages with their source file names and confirm that each passage appears in the original file.

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• Add Context Mode to Gemini CLI with one settings file

  Install the npm package and register the MCP server and four hooks in settings.json.

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  • Gemini CLI
  • Software and DevOps
  • Intermediate
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  Install context-mode globally with npm, add the Gemini CLI settings from the context-mode README to ~/.gemini/settings.json, then run /mcp list in Gemini CLI. Report whether context-mode shows as Connected and list the four hooks that are registered.

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How to use Context Mode

1. Check you have what it needs: Claude Code v1.0.33+ for the plugin install, or Node.js >= 22.5 (or Bun) for the Gemini CLI setup; An existing AI coding agent session in a project you want to work on.
2. Open mksglu/context-mode on GitHub and read the README and license.
3. Run /plugin marketplace add mksglu/context-mode in Claude Code.
4. Run /plugin install context-mode@context-mode.
5. Restart Claude Code or run /reload-plugins.
6. Run /context-mode:ctx-doctor and confirm all checks show [x].

These steps come from our top use case, Keep large tool output out of Claude Code's context, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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About this repo

• Who it is forDevelopers who use AI coding agents on large codebases and notice their context window filling up during long sessions.
• Why it is hot
• LanguageTypeScript
• Sourcegithub.com/mksglu/context-mode · Back to Hot repos

Requirements

• Claude Code v1.0.33+ for the plugin install, or Node.js >= 22.5 (or Bun) for the Gemini CLI setup
• An existing AI coding agent session in a project you want to work on

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