Install Context Mode

Pick your client, copy the command, done.

claude mcp add context-mode -- npx -y context-mode

Available Tools (6)

Once configured, Context Mode gives your AI agent access to:

ctx_batch_executeExecutes multiple commands in a sandboxed environment while keeping output out of the context window.

commands

ctx_executeExecutes a single command in a sandboxed environment.

command

ctx_execute_fileExecutes a file in a sandboxed environment.

filepath

ctx_indexIndexes data into the local SQLite database for future retrieval.

data

ctx_searchPerforms a BM25 search against indexed session data.

query

ctx_fetch_and_indexFetches external data and indexes it immediately.

url

After setup, try these prompts with your AI agent:

→Use ctx_execute to run my test suite and summarize only the failures.

→Search my previous session logs using ctx_search to find where I last edited the authentication module.

→Fetch the documentation from this URL and index it for my current project using ctx_fetch_and_index.

→Run the build script and use ctx_index to store the output for later reference without cluttering the chat.

→Show me my current context savings statistics using ctx_stats.

Prerequisites & system requirements

An MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, or Codex)
Node.js 18+ with npm/npx installed

Alternative installation methods

npx -y context-mode

Save the docs, env vars, and workflow around Context Mode in Conare so Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor remember it next time.