Auto-Context — Situational Awareness Protocol

Automatically read relevant context before major actions. Loads TODO.md, roadmap.md, handoffs, task plans, and other project context files so the AI operates with full situational awareness.

What's Inside

• Trigger-based activation rules (when to load context automatically)
• Context files to read with priority levels (Critical, High, Medium, Low)
• Context loading strategy (three-step prioritized loading)
• Staleness detection (flag outdated files by age)
• Context summary format template
• Integration points with other workflow commands

When to Use

• Starting a new task — understand priorities, avoid conflicts
• Implementing a feature — know the plan, constraints, recent changes
• Refactoring code — understand what changed recently, what's planned
• Debugging an issue — check recent changes, known issues, discoveries
• Planning or scoping work — full picture of roadmap, backlog, progress
• Session start or resume — rebuild mental model from last session state
• Before a handoff — ensure nothing is missed in transition

Installation

npx add https://github.com/wpank/ai/tree/main/skills/meta/auto-context

OpenClaw / Moltbot / Clawbot

npx clawhub@latest install auto-context

Manual Installation

Cursor (per-project)

From your project root:

mkdir -p .cursor/skills
cp -r ~/.ai-skills/skills/meta/auto-context .cursor/skills/auto-context

Cursor (global)

mkdir -p ~/.cursor/skills
cp -r ~/.ai-skills/skills/meta/auto-context ~/.cursor/skills/auto-context

Claude Code (per-project)

From your project root:

mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r ~/.ai-skills/skills/meta/auto-context .claude/skills/auto-context

Claude Code (global)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r ~/.ai-skills/skills/meta/auto-context ~/.claude/skills/auto-context

Part of the Meta skill category.