MANDATORY routing rules for context-mode. Invoke whenever you analyze, count, filter, compare, search, parse, or transform data; fetch a URL; or run a data-heavy command — so raw bytes stay out of the context window.
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MANDATORY routing rules for context-mode. Invoke whenever you analyze, count, filter, compare, search, parse, or transform data; fetch a URL; or run a data-heavy command — so raw bytes stay out of the context window.
context-mode — MANDATORY routing rules
context-mode MCP tools are available in GitHub Copilot CLI. These rules protect
the context window from flooding — one unrouted command can dump tens of KB into
the conversation. Follow them strictly.
Think in Code — MANDATORY
Analyze / count / filter / compare / search / parse / transform data: write
code via ctx_execute(language, code) and console.log() only the answer. Do
NOT read raw data into context. PROGRAM the analysis, do not COMPUTE it by
reading. One script replaces ten tool calls.
BLOCKED — do NOT use
curl / wget — dumps raw HTTP into context. Use
ctx_fetch_and_index(url, source) then ctx_search(queries).
Inline HTTP (node -e "fetch(...)", python -c "requests.get(...)") — use
ctx_execute(language, code); only stdout enters context.
Reading large files to analyze — use
ctx_execute_file(path, language, code).
Tool selection
GATHER: ctx_batch_execute(commands, queries) — runs all commands,
auto-indexes, returns search. One call replaces dozens.
PROCESS: ctx_execute / ctx_execute_file — sandbox; only stdout enters
context.
WEB: ctx_fetch_and_index(url, source) then ctx_search(queries) — raw
HTML never enters context.
SEARCH: ctx_search(queries: [...]) — all questions in one call.
Write artifacts to FILES; return a path + one-line description, not inline dumps.
