---
name: neuledge-context
description: "Use when the user wants to install @neuledge/context, register it as a Claude Code MCP server, manage documentation packages (install, browse, add, remove, list), configure custom registries, or manage auth for private registries. Do NOT use when the user wants to install a different MCP server, wants to query docs from an already-running context server (call `get_docs` directly), or is setting up @neuledge/context for Cursor, VS Code Copilot, or Claude Desktop rather than Claude Code."
metadata:
category: cross-cutting
allowed-tools:
- Bash
- Read
- Edit
---
## Required inputs
- **Task type** — install / register-mcp / package-management / auth / upgrade / uninstall; inferred from user request, ask if ambiguous
- **Package name(s)** (package management only) — name(s) to install, add, or remove; ask if not stated
- **Library list** (project MCP scope only) — space-separated lib names for `--libs`; ask if not stated
- **Domain** (auth only) — domain to authenticate against; ask if not stated
- **Credential reference** (auth only) — environment variable or secret manager path holding the token or cookie; never the raw value
## Constraints
- Run `scripts/setup-neuledge-context.sh ` for install and upgrade — never run `npm install -g @neuledge/context@latest`
- Run `scripts/secure-context-config.sh` immediately after every `context auth add` — never skip the permissions step
- Check `git --version` before running `context add` on a URL or GitHub source; skip the check for local `.db` file paths
- Never echo, repeat, or log auth token or cookie values — reference the environment variable name only
- Scope all steps to stdio mode; HTTP/Docker mode is documented in `references/http-mode.md`, not covered here
- State what you are about to do before running `setup-neuledge-context.sh` — it modifies global npm and Claude Code MCP config
## Process
1. **Identify task.** Infer the task type from the user's request. If the request spans multiple tasks (e.g. install + package install), execute them in the order listed below.
2. **Install.** (Skip if `context --version` already returns the target version.)
- State: "I will run `scripts/setup-neuledge-context.sh` from the ai-development repo root — this installs `@neuledge/context` globally at the pinned version."
- Run: `bash scripts/setup-neuledge-context.sh` from `/root/ai-development/`
- Verify: `context --version`
- See `references/install-notes.md` for prerequisites and native SQLite build tool requirements.
3. **Register global MCP server.** (One-time per machine. Skip if already registered at user scope.)
- Check: `claude mcp list | grep '^context '` — if output is non-empty, skip.
- Run: `claude mcp add -s user context -- context serve`
- Confirm: `claude mcp list`
- Note: the default scope for `claude mcp add` is `local` (machine-specific, not shared). Always pass `-s user` for global availability across all projects.
- Note: MCP tools (`search_packages`, `get_docs`, `download_package`) only appear in the active session after `/reload-plugins` or starting a new session — they are not immediately available mid-session after registration.
4. **Scope MCP to specific libraries (optional, per-project).** (When user wants to restrict the MCP session to pre-approved libraries for a project.)
- Collect the library list from the user if not stated.
- Verify each identifier: run `context list` for already-installed packages (authoritative) or `context browse ` for registry packages. Do not guess identifiers.
- Run: `claude mcp add -s project context -- context serve --libs ...`
- This writes to `.mcp.json` in the project root — commit this file to share the scope with the team.
- If both user and project scopes exist for the same server name, Claude Code will warn about dual registration — this is expected. Project scope overrides user scope within the project directory.
- Note: with `--libs`, the `search_packages` and `download_package` MCP tools are hidden; only `get_docs` is available for the listed libraries.
5. **Manage packages.**
- **Browse registry:** `context browse ` — shows available versions. The public registry is JS/frontend-focused; key AI/agent packages (Anthropic SDK, Claude Code, MCP SDK) are absent — use `context add` for those.
- **Install from registry:** `context install [version]` — e.g. `context install npm/react`.
- **Add from source (for registry gaps):** Many docs sites publish `llms.txt`; prefer that over cloning. Check `/llms.txt` or `/llms-full.txt` before falling back to GitHub. Check `git --version` first if source is a GitHub repo URL.
```bash
context add https://docs.anthropic.com --name claude-docs # llms.txt site
context add https://modelcontextprotocol.io --name mcp-docs # llms.txt site
context add https://github.com/org/repo --path docs --name mylib # GitHub repo
```
See `references/context-cli-reference.md` for all flags.
- **List installed:** `context list` — use this to get the exact installed identifier for `--libs`.
- **Remove:** `context remove @` to target a specific version; `context remove ` removes all versions — confirm with the user before removing all.
6. **Configure auth.** (Private registries or subscriber-only content.)
- Run: `context auth add --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"` — use the environment variable name, not the value.
- Immediately run: `bash scripts/secure-context-config.sh` from `/root/ai-development/`
7. **Configure custom registry.** (Self-hosted registry server.)
- Read `~/.context/config.json`. Add a server entry following the schema in `references/context-cli-reference.md`.
- Test: `context browse --server `
8. **Upgrade.** Run `bash scripts/setup-neuledge-context.sh ` from `/root/ai-development/`. The script checks the current version and skips if already at target.
9. **Uninstall.**
- Run: `npm uninstall -g @neuledge/context`
- Ask the user before removing downloaded packages: `rm -rf ~/.context` deletes all installed documentation and config — confirm before running.
## Output format
No structured output file. The skill produces terminal confirmation of each completed step. Artifacts:
- `@neuledge/context` installed globally at pinned version
- MCP server entry in user config (global, `-s user`) or `.mcp.json` in project root (project-scoped, `-s project`, committed to repo)
- Downloaded `.db` packages in `~/.context/packages/`
- Modified `~/.context/config.json` (auth entries, registry config)
## Failure handling
- `scripts/setup-neuledge-context.sh` not found — stop; instruct user to run from `/root/ai-development/`
- `context` binary not found after install — report npm error; check `node --version` is ≥18
- MCP registration fails — run `claude mcp list` to check for name conflicts; if `context` is registered with different args or at the wrong scope, remove with `claude mcp remove context -s ` and re-add at the correct scope
- MCP tools not visible after registration — `claude mcp add` mid-session does not immediately expose tools; run `/reload-plugins` or start a new session
- Dual-scope warning after adding project scope — expected when user and project scopes both define `context`; project takes precedence in the project directory. Remove the unwanted scope with `claude mcp remove context -s `
- `context add` fails with "git not found" — advise `apt-get install git` (Debian/Ubuntu) or equivalent; re-run after install
- Native SQLite build failure — Context falls back to WASM automatically; advise installing build tools for better performance: `apt-get install -y python3 make g++` on Debian/Ubuntu. See `references/install-notes.md` for known gotchas.
## Self-check
- [ ] Task type identified before any commands run
- [ ] `setup-neuledge-context.sh` announced before execution
- [ ] `claude mcp list` checked before `claude mcp add` — skipped if already registered at correct scope
- [ ] `-s user` used for global registration; `-s project` used for `--libs` project scope — never relied on default (`local`) scope
- [ ] `context list` used to get authoritative identifiers before composing `--libs`
- [ ] `.mcp.json` noted for commit when project scope is added
- [ ] `git --version` checked before `context add` on a URL or GitHub source
- [ ] Auth step: `secure-context-config.sh` run immediately after every `context auth add`
- [ ] No credential values echoed or logged — environment variable references only
- [ ] `context remove @` used (not bare name) when targeting a specific version
- [ ] `rm -rf ~/.context` confirmed with user before running