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context-mode-usage

Standardizes workflow for large-output tasks.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/context-mode-usage && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/13557" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/context-mode-usage && rm skill.zip

Installs to .claude/skills/context-mode-usage

Activation

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Use whenever a task involves large outputs, repo-wide analysis, logs, browser output, GitHub data, session resume, or Context Mode setup. Enforces Context Mode first.
166 charsno explicit “when” trigger
Beginner

Key capabilities

  • Determine if raw output will exceed 20 lines.
  • Batch related commands for execution.
  • Search indexed output for exact questions.
  • Use scripts for filtering, counting, or comparison.
  • Return concise findings from large outputs.

How it works

This skill enforces the use of Context Mode for tasks with large outputs by checking output size, batching commands, and using scripts for data processing to return concise findings.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
A task involving potentially large outputs, repo-wide analysis, logs, browser output, or GitHub data.
You get back
Concise findings derived from the processed data, with Context Mode applied if necessary.

When to use context-mode-usage

  • Analyzing large log files
  • Processing repo-wide data
  • Running large batch commands

About this skill

Context Mode Usage

Steps

  1. Decide whether raw output may exceed 20 lines.
  2. If yes, use Context Mode.
  3. Batch related commands.
  4. Search indexed output for exact questions.
  5. Use scripts for filtering/counting/comparison.
  6. Return only concise findings.

Setup Checks

  • ctx stats
  • ctx doctor
  • context-mode --version

Safety

Ask before ctx purge, global config overwrite, or hook changes.

When not to use it

  • When raw output is expected to be less than 20 lines.
  • When `ctx purge`, global config overwrite, or hook changes are requested without explicit confirmation.

Limitations

  • This skill requires confirmation before `ctx purge`, global config overwrite, or hook changes.
  • It relies on `ctx stats`, `ctx doctor`, and `context-mode --version` for setup checks.
  • It assumes the user wants concise findings.

How it compares

This skill prioritizes Context Mode for large data tasks, ensuring efficient processing and focused results, unlike manual approaches that might struggle with extensive output.

Compared to similar skills

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