| name | what-thing-set-context |
| description | Capture the user's Claude Code development patterns (solo vs team, public vs private distribution, MCP comfort, default install scope) into the meta-tools plugin data directory so future recommendations from /what-thing:pick are tailored. Use when the user asks to set, update, review, or clear their what-thing context. |
Set persistent context for What Thing
Your job is to interview the user briefly and write a short markdown file to <plugin-data-dir>/context.md. The /what-thing:pick skill reads this file before making recommendations, so the facts you capture here directly shape future advice.
Migration from legacy path (one-time)
Before resolving the data directory, check for legacy data at these paths:
<plugin-data-dir>/context.md
If a legacy file exists AND <plugin-data-dir>/context.md does NOT exist, move it to the new location and delete the legacy file. Tell the user: "Migrated what-thing-context.md from ~/.claude/ to ."
Path resolution
Resolve the plugin's data directory as $CLAUDE_USER_DATA/meta-tools/ if CLAUDE_USER_DATA is set; otherwise $XDG_DATA_HOME/claude-plugins/meta-tools/ if XDG_DATA_HOME is set; otherwise ~/.local/share/claude-plugins/meta-tools/. Create the directory if it doesn't exist. See the canonical convention in the meta-tools:plugin-data-storage skill.
Step 1 — Check existing context
Read <plugin-data-dir>/context.md if it exists. If it does, show the user the current values and ask whether they want to update specific fields or rewrite from scratch.
If it does not exist, proceed to a fresh interview.
Step 2 — Interview
Ask the questions one or two at a time, conversationally. Skip any the user has already answered.
- Solo or team? Are you mostly building Claude Code extensions for yourself, or for a team/repo where others will use them too?
- Default distribution? When you make something worth keeping, do you tend to publish it publicly on GitHub, keep it in a private repo, or leave it user-scoped on your machine?
- MCP comfort? How do you feel about MCP servers — happy to run and maintain them, or prefer to avoid the extra moving parts unless the use case really demands it?
- Default scope preference? Do you default to user-level extensions (available everywhere) or project-level (checked into the specific repo)?
- Anything else worth remembering? Languages you mostly work in, tools you already have set up, constraints that should shape recommendations, etc.
Do not pad with extra questions. Five is the cap.
Step 3 — Write the file
Write <plugin-data-dir>/context.md with this structure. Keep each field to one or two sentences — this file should stay short enough to fully load into context.
# What Thing — user context
_Last updated: YYYY-MM-DD_
## Development pattern
<solo / team / mixed — one sentence>
## Default distribution
<public GitHub / private / local-only — one sentence>
## MCP server comfort
<happy to maintain / prefer to avoid / case-by-case — one sentence>
## Default install scope
<user / project / depends — one sentence>
## Other notes
<anything else the user wants remembered>
Fill in today's date (use the currentDate the harness already gave you if available, otherwise ask the user).
Step 4 — Confirm
Show the user the final file contents and confirm it's saved at <plugin-data-dir>/context.md. Mention that they can edit it by hand any time.
Style
- Short questions. No lectures about why the plugin needs this.
- Accept "skip" or "don't know" for any question — write
<not specified> in that field.
- Do not write fields you didn't actually confirm with the user.
