Command Reference

This page lists every context command, generated from the same registry that powers context help.

`context git`

Show branch context for the current repository

context git [options]

Print branch context for the current git repository: repository root, branch/base header, HEAD, ahead/behind state, pull request summary for feature branches, working-tree status, branch work-scope, recent commits, and optional full diffs. Designed as a single command for agents to get full working-tree and branch context, and as the shared producer for the git_context MCP tool.

Modes

(default)       Context summary: repo, branch, PR, status, branch files, commits
--json          Emit the structured branch-context payload
--diff          Also print full unstaged and staged diffs
--branch-diff   Also print the full diff vs the default branch
--remotes       Also include remote fetch/push URLs
--since <date>  Show recent commits since a date instead of the default window

Options

Option	Description
`--json`	Emit the structured plugin payload instead of text
`--comments`	Include pull request conversation comments
`--reviews`	Include individual pull request reviews
`--labels`	Include pull request labels
`--checks`	Include CI check runs (makes a second gh call)
`--no-description`	Omit the pull request description
`--no-pr`	Omit the pull request block entirely
`--remotes`	Include remote fetch/push URLs in branch metadata
`--no-branch-metadata`	Omit the branch metadata block
`--no-status`	Omit the working-tree status block
`--no-work-scope`	Omit the branch work-scope block
`--diff`	Append full unstaged and staged diffs for changed files
`--branch-diff`	Append the merge-base diff vs the default branch
`--since` `<date>`	Show recent commits since this date or relative duration

Examples

context git
context git --comments --reviews
context git --labels --checks
context git --remotes
context git --diff
context git --branch-diff
context git --json
context git --since "2 days ago"

`context stack`

Detect the tech stack of a directory for agents

context stack [dir] [options]

Detect a directory’s tech stack deterministically from Git-listed files, with no LLM and no external tools: languages, package ecosystems, tooling, and frameworks. Designed as a single command for agents to learn a project’s stack, and as the shared producer for the stack_context MCP tool.

Modes

(default)       Stack summary: languages, ecosystems, tooling, frameworks
--json          Emit the structured stack-context payload
--plain         Disable ANSI styling in text output

Options

Option	Description
`--json`	Emit the structured plugin payload instead of text
`--plain`	Disable ANSI styling in text output

Arguments

Argument	Description
`<dir>`	Directory to scan (default: current working directory)

Examples

context stack
context stack --plain
context stack --json
context stack ~/projects/app

`context opencode-debug`

Run OpenCode debug commands

context opencode-debug [options]

Run OpenCode debug paths, config, skill, and info, returning one combined report. Optionally inspect a named agent.

Options

Option	Description
`--agent` `<name>`	Also run opencode debug agent

Examples

context opencode-debug
context opencode-debug --agent reviewer

`context mcp`

Run the context MCP server over stdio

context mcp

Start a Model Context Protocol server exposing git_context, stack_context, command_help, and opencode_debug tools plus read-only context resources.

Examples

context mcp

`context completions`

Generate shell completions

context completions [bash|fish|zsh]

Generate shell completions for context.

Arguments

Argument	Description
`<shell>`	One of: `bash`, `fish`, `zsh`.

Examples

context completions zsh
context completions bash
context completions fish

`context help`

Show context help

context help [command]

Arguments

Argument	Description
`<command>`	Optional command to show help for. One of: `git`, `stack`, `opencode-debug`, `mcp`, `completions`.

Examples

context help
context help git