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Skill: Get Context

Skill: Get Context

The get_context skill is a set of instructions you add to a Claude project or Codex workspace so your AI knows how to search your Context Link. Instead of copy-pasting docs into every conversation, the AI sends a GET request to your personal Context Link URL, which runs a semantic search across all your connected sources (Notion, Google Docs, websites, and Memories) and returns the most relevant snippets in clean, AI-friendly markdown.

The result: your AI answers using your content — your product docs, brand guidelines, help center, whatever you've connected — instead of guessing from its training data.

When to use this skill

  • You're working in Claude and need to reference internal docs, notes, or past content without switching tabs
  • You're drafting something and want Claude grounded in your actual sources, not generic knowledge
  • You want Claude to answer questions about your product, brand, or processes using the latest version of your docs
  • You're tired of re-pasting the same Notion pages or Google Docs into every new Claude conversation

This skill covers the READ side of Context Link — retrieving context via semantic search. For saving and updating content, see the Save Memory skill and Update Memory skill.

How it works

  1. You (or Claude) add a topic after the / in your Context Link URL — for example, /brand-guidelines or /competitor-analysis
  2. Context Link runs a semantic search across all your connected sources for that topic
  3. The most relevant snippets come back as structured markdown
  4. Claude uses those snippets as primary source material for its response

The search is dynamic — you don't configure topics in advance. Just ask for whatever you need, and Context Link finds the best matches by meaning, not exact keywords.

The skill file

Below is the full skill definition. Replace YOUR_CONTEXT_LINK with your personal Context Link URL (e.g. yourname.context-link.ai). If you use a PIN, append ?p=YOUR_PIN to the URL.

You can download a pre-populated version from the Installation page in your dashboard — no manual editing needed.

**What is Context Link?** Context Link is an external service that indexes connected sources (websites, Google Drive, Notion) and memories into a searchable knowledge base. It provides semantic search via a simple URL: `subdomain.context-link.ai/query?p=optional_pincode`. If you don't know the user's Context Link URL, ask them for it.

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### Get Context Skill

🔐 Mandatory Context Link Protocol

If the user references internal company knowledge, brand positioning, or says "get context" / "use context link," you MUST:

1. **First, print this message:** `🔗 Retrieving context on {TOPIC} from Context Link` — Never print the actual Context Link URL, as it contains a private 'pin' or 'p' URL param.
2. Send a GET request to: YOUR_CONTEXT_LINK/{TOPIC} where TOPIC is the phrase requested by the user or the general topic of the conversation.
3. If the page is blocked, ask the user to add "*context-link.ai" to Claude's "Settings" -> "allowed domains", then retry.
4. Use the returned content as primary source material
5. Supplement with external sources if context link data is insufficient

Failure to retrieve context must be explicitly reported before continuing.

Installation

Claude (Chat, Cowork, and Code)

Skills work with Claude Chat, Claude Cowork, and Claude Code. (If you're using Claude Cowork, you can also use the Context Link Plugin to install all skills at once.)

To install this skill:

  1. In Claude Chat or Claude Cowork, click Customize in the top right
  2. Click Skills, then +, then Upload a skill
  3. Upload the skill file (download from Installation)
  4. Allow network access (see below)

For Claude Code, place the skill file in your project's .claude/skills/ directory.


Allow network access

For Claude to reach Context Link, you need to allow the domain in Claude's settings:

  1. In Claude, go to Settings → Capabilities → Domain Allowlist
  2. Add *.context-link.ai to the allowlist (or select "All domains")

Claude domain allowlist settings

Once installed, say "get context on [topic]" in any Claude conversation, and Claude will fetch the relevant snippets from your connected sources.

OpenAI Codex

  1. Download the skill files from Installation
  2. Unzip and place the get_context folder into ~/.agents/skills/ (or your repo's .agents/skills/ directory)
  3. Codex auto-detects the skill — say "get context" or it will invoke it implicitly when relevant

See the Codex skills documentation for more on skill file locations and priority.

How it fits with other access methods

Skills are one of several ways to talk to your Context Link:

  • Claude Skills / Codex Skills (this doc) — pre-written instructions that teach Claude or Codex to search your sources automatically
  • ChatGPT App Connector — add Context Link as a connector inside ChatGPT so it can search your sources natively
  • Direct Link — paste your Context Link URL into any AI chat (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok) and ask the AI to visit it
  • API — call your Context Link from scripts, automations, or custom integrations

Skills make the Claude and Codex experience seamless, but the same content is available to any AI tool through the other methods. One setup, every model.

Example usage

Grounding a draft in your own content:

You: Get context on our onboarding flow, then draft a support article explaining the first-time setup experience.

AI: Fetches snippets from your connected Notion docs and help center, then drafts the article using your actual product details.

Quick reference during a conversation:

You: Use context link to find what we've written about pricing objections.

AI: Returns relevant snippets from your blog posts and sales docs, so you can address the objection with your own messaging.

Checking existing content before writing something new:

You: Get context on email automation — I want to see what we've already covered before writing a new post.

AI: Searches your blog, docs, and notes for everything related to email automation, so you don't repeat yourself.

The skill triggers on phrases like "get context", "use context link", or any reference to internal/company knowledge.



Don't have a Context Link account yet? Sign up and connect your first source — you can be searching your own content in under 10 minutes.

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