# context-master

A planning skill for complex tasks and multi-file projects. It makes the agent lay out a plan before writing any files.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 397 installs · ★ 59
- Author: JosiahSiegel
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace/tree/HEAD/plugins/context-master/skills/context-master/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/context-master

## What it does

The skill defines a five-step order: stop, plan, announce the file list, create files in the right order, verify. On a multi-file project that means shared dependencies like `styles.css` or a data schema land before the files that reference them. No refactor pass afterward.

Deep reasoning gets routed out of the main thread. In Claude CLI you call `/agent deep-analyzer`, and a short summary comes back instead of the full chain of thought. In the web app and through the API the same trick works with an artifact. The author puts the context saving at roughly 23x on those calls.

The main `SKILL.md` stays short on purpose; the detail sits in `references/` and loads on demand. The skill skips itself on a single file with no dependencies, which is the right call. Install runs through `npx skills add`, and GitHub Copilot has its own `gh skill install` command.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --skill context-master -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/context-master/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/context-master/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --skill context-master -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/context-master/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --skill context-master -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/context-master/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace context-master
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/context-master/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --skill context-master -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --path plugins/context-master/skills/context-master
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/context-master/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace --skill context-master -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace/tree/HEAD/plugins/context-master/skills/context-master/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- plan the file creation order for a multi-file project
- keep a long session from bloating the context window
- push an architecture decision into an isolated analysis
- break a task into sequential steps
- check that every reference between files resolves

## Example prompts
- Create a portfolio site with home, about, projects and contact pages
- Help me decide between two approaches to this project's architecture
- Refactor this module with isolated analysis

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: context-master
description: |
  Universal context management and planning system. PROACTIVELY activate for: (1) ANY complex task requiring planning, (2) Multi-file projects/websites/apps, (3) Architecture decisions, (4) Research tasks, (5) Refactoring, (6) Long coding sessions, (7) Tasks with 3+ sequential steps. Provides: optimal file creation order, context-efficient workflows, extended-thinking delegation (~23x context efficiency), passive deep-analysis architecture, progressive task decomposition. Environment-agnostic — works for Web, API, and Claude Code CLI.
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# Context Master

Universal context management and planning skill for complex tasks, long sessions, and multi-file projects. Works the same way whether you are in the Web app, the API, or Claude Code CLI; CLI-specific bonuses live in `references/claude-code-cli.md`.

This SKILL.md is intentionally short. Detailed material lives in `references/` — load only what you need.

## When to activate

Activate proactively whenever the request matches one of:

- Multi-file project (3+ related files, websites, apps, APIs, doc sets).
- Architecture or technology decision ("should we use X or Y", "which approach…").
- Research / comparison / tradeoff analysis.
- Refactoring or migration work.
- Long coding session where context efficiency matters.
- Any task with 3+ sequential steps or shared dependencies.

If the request is a single file with no dependencies, skip this skill.

## The 5-step workflow (memorize this)

For **any** multi-file project — websites, apps, APIs, documentation sets — run these five steps in order:

1. **STOP** — do not create any files yet.
2. **PLAN** — use extended thinking *or* a planning document (both equally valid; see `references/multi-file-planning.md`).
3. **ANNOUNCE** — state the file list and creation order to the user.
4. **CREATE** — write files in optimal order (foundations before dependents).
5. **VERIFY** — check that every reference resolves; fix issues before declaring done.

### Worked example (portfolio website)

```text
User: "Create a portfolio with home, about, projects, and contact pages."

Step 1 STOP    -- do not start with index.html.
Step 2 PLAN    -- "Think hard about architecture: 5 files needed,
                  styles.css is the shared dependency."
Step 3 ANNOUNCE -- "I'll create:
                  1. styles.css       (shared styling)
                  2. index.html       (references styles.css)
                  3. about.html
                  4. projects.html
                  5. contact.html"
Step 4 CREATE   -- write files in that order.
Step 5 VERIFY   -- every HTML file links styles.css; navigation resolves.
````
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