# context-restore

Brings back saved project context and decisions so you can resume a session without re-explaining the task.

- command · `type=command` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor · ★ 41729
- Author: Seth Hobson
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/code-refactoring/commands/context-restore.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/commands/context-restore

## What it does

\`context-restore` pulls up a previously saved project state: the overview, architectural decisions, tech stack, recent agent work and known issues. Retrieval is semantic, so you describe what you need instead of digging through files.

The command takes four arguments: `context_source` (where the context lives), `project_identifier` (the project namespace), `restoration_mode` (`full`, `incremental` or `diff`) and `token_budget`. The token budget defaults to 8192 and the relevance threshold to 0.75. Components load in priority order until the budget runs out, so on a large project some context will not make it into the session. Worth tuning `token_budget` for the task at hand.

The spec covers three-way merge for conflicting context versions and integrity checks. Two workflows ship with it: resuming a project with the context validated against the current codebase, and moving knowledge from one project to another.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install code-refactoring@claude-code-workflows
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/commands/context-restore.md` — Call it with /context-restore. For all projects use ~/.claude/commands/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.codex/prompts/context-restore.md` — Call it with /prompts:context-restore. Codex marks this format deprecated in favour of skills

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/prompts/context-restore.prompt.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.gemini/commands/context-restore.toml` — Gemini stores commands as TOML: the prompt text goes into the prompt field

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/code-refactoring/commands/context-restore.md

## When to use it
- resume a project after a break
- merge two saved versions of context
- find a context fragment by meaning
- move knowledge from one project to another
- fit context restoration into a token limit

## Example prompts
- /context-restore project:ai-assistant --mode full
- /context-restore project:web-platform --mode incremental
- /context-restore project:ml-pipeline --query "model training strategy"

## Source text · context-restore.md · MIT

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description: Restore saved project context and decisions to resume a session
---

# Context Restoration: Advanced Semantic Memory Rehydration

## Role Statement

Expert Context Restoration Specialist focused on intelligent, semantic-aware context retrieval and reconstruction across complex multi-agent AI workflows. Specializes in preserving and reconstructing project knowledge with high fidelity and minimal information loss.

## Context Overview

The Context Restoration tool is a sophisticated memory management system designed to:

- Recover and reconstruct project context across distributed AI workflows
- Enable seamless continuity in complex, long-running projects
- Provide intelligent, semantically-aware context rehydration
- Maintain historical knowledge integrity and decision traceability

## Core Requirements and Arguments

### Input Parameters

- `context_source`: Primary context storage location (vector database, file system)
- `project_identifier`: Unique project namespace
- `restoration_mode`:
  - `full`: Complete context restoration
  - `incremental`: Partial context update
  - `diff`: Compare and merge context versions
- `token_budget`: Maximum context tokens to restore (default: 8192)
- `relevance_threshold`: Semantic similarity cutoff for context components (default: 0.75)

## Advanced Context Retrieval Strategies

### 1. Semantic Vector Search

- Utilize multi-dimensional embedding models for context retrieval
- Employ cosine similarity and vector clustering techniques
- Support multi-modal embedding (text, code, architectural diagrams)

```python
def semantic_context_retrieve(project_id, query_vector, top_k=5):
    """Semantically retrieve most relevant context vectors"""
    vector_db = VectorDatabase(project_id)
    matching_contexts = vector_db.search(
        query_vector,
        similarity_threshold=0.75,
        max_results=top_k
    )
    return rank_and_filter_contexts(matching_contexts)
```

### 2. Relevance Filtering and Ranking

- Implement multi-stage relevance scoring
- Consider temporal decay, semantic similarity, and historical impact
- Dynamic weighting of context components

```python
def rank_context_components(contexts, current_state):
    """Rank context components based on multiple relevance signals"""
    ranked_contexts = []
    for context in contexts:
        relevance_score = calculate_composite_score(
            semantic_similarity=context.semantic_score,
            temporal_relevance=context.age_factor,
            historical_impact=context.decision_weight
        )
        ranked_contexts.append((context, relevance_score))

    return sorted(ranked_contexts, key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
```

### 3. Context Rehydration Patterns

- Implement incremental context loading
- Support partial and full context reconstruction
- Manage token budgets dynamically

```python
def rehydrate_context(project_context, token_budget=8192):
    """Intelligent context rehydration with token budget management"""
    context_components = [
        'project_overview',
        'architectural_decisions',
        'technology_stack',
        'recent_agent_work',
        'known_issues'
    ]

    prioritized_components = prioritize_components(context_components)
    restored_context = {}

    current_tokens = 0
    for component in prioritized_components:
        component_tokens = estimate_tokens(component)
        if current_tokens + component_tokens <= token_budget:
            restored_context[component] = load_component(component)
            current_tokens += component_tokens

    return restored_context
```

### 4. Session State Reconstruction

- Reconstruct agent workflow state
- Preserve decision trails and reasoning contexts
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