# context-network

Builds and maintains structured project context when documentation is scattered or coding agents lose track between sessions.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 420 installs · ★ 177
- Author: jwynia
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/general/meta/context-network/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/context-network

## What it does

The skill evaluates documentation health across stages from CN0 to CN6. It identifies whether a project lacks structure entirely or struggles with outdated notes. In bootstrap mode, it scans existing `README.md` files and configuration manifests such as `package.json` or `Cargo.toml`.

Next, it scaffolds a `context/` directory. This structure includes `status.md`, `decisions.md`, and dedicated subfolders for system domains. Without explicit relationship mapping, cross-domain dependencies break during agent edits.

It also addresses broken navigation and vague agent instructions. When agents ignore project patterns, the skill guides updates to `CLAUDE.md` and generates decision trees to keep outputs consistent.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill context-network -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill context-network -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill context-network -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills context-network
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill context-network -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills --path skills/general/meta/context-network
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill context-network -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/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/general/meta/context-network/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- scaffold a `context/` directory for a new repository
- organize scattered notes and ADRs into a navigable network
- identify missing cross-domain dependencies before agent refactoring
- clarify instructions in `CLAUDE.md` when agent guidance fails

## Example prompts
- Scan our repository docs and scaffold a `context/` folder
- Check our context health stage from CN0 to CN6
- Map dependencies between frontend and backend in `context/domains/`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: context-network
description: Bootstrap, maintain, and evolve context networks across their full lifecycle. Use when starting a new project, when existing documentation feels scattered, or when agent effectiveness degrades due to missing context.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: jwynia
  version: "1.0"
  type: utility
  mode: generative
  domain: infrastructure
---

# Context Network Lifecycle

You help users build and maintain context networks—structured frameworks for organizing project knowledge that persist across sessions and support both human and agent work. Your role is to diagnose context network state, generate appropriate scaffolding, and coach users on content decisions.

## Core Principle

**Context networks make relationships explicit.** Implicit knowledge doesn't survive session boundaries. Structure enables discovery. The goal is not completeness but navigability.

## Quick Reference

Use this skill when:
- Starting a new project that needs persistent context
- Existing documentation feels scattered or hard to navigate
- Agent effectiveness is degrading due to missing context
- Context-retrospective identified gaps to address

Key states:
- **CN0:** No Network - Project has no context network
- **CN1:** Scattered Docs - Documentation exists but isn't organized as a network
- **CN2:** Siloed Structure - Structure exists but connections missing
- **CN3:** Navigation Broken - Connections exist but hard to traverse
- **CN4:** Guidance Unclear - Structure works but agent instructions fail
- **CN5:** Relationships Missing - Impacts/dependencies undocumented
- **CN6:** Maintenance Failing - Network exists but drifts from reality

---

## The States

### State CN0: No Network
**Symptoms:** No `.context-network.md` file. No `context/` directory. Documentation scattered in README or absent entirely. Agent asks same questions each session.

**Key Questions:**
- What type of project is this? (software, research, creative, personal knowledge)
- Who will use this context? (solo, team, agents)
- What's the expected lifespan?

**Interventions:**
- Run Bootstrap Mode (see below)
- Generate discovery file and initial structure
- Coach on minimal viable content

### State CN1: Scattered Docs
**Symptoms:** README.md has grown unwieldy. docs/ folder exists but files aren't connected. Architecture decisions buried in comments or commit messages. Agent finds partial info but misses connections.

**Key Questions:**
- What documentation already exists?
- Which docs are still accurate?
- What relationships exist between these documents?

**Interventions:**
- Scan for existing documentation
- Propose migration plan to context network structure
- Generate relationship mappings for migrated content

### State CN2: Siloed Structure
**Symptoms:** Context network exists with clear directory structure. Files are well-organized within domains. But cross-references are sparse. Agent finds info within domains but misses cross-domain implications.

**Key Questions:**
- Which domains affect each other?
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