ctx — security grade SAFE, quality 67/100

Security audit verdict: SAFE · quality 67/100

No red flags found in any of the 11 categories — no credential harvesting, no data exfiltration, no curl-pipe-shell installer. Scanned against the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, refreshed every 8 hours. Full audit →

by dchu917 · Claude Skill · ★ 127

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About ctx

ctx Local context manager for Claude Code and Codex. Keep exact conversation bindings, resume work cleanly, branch context without mixing streams, and optionally inspect saved workstreams in a local browser frontend. Why Exact transcript binding: each internal ctx session can bind to the exact Claude and/or Codex conversation it came from. No transcript drift: later pulls stay on that bound conversation instead of jumping to the newest chat on disk. Safe branching: start a new workstream from the current state of another one without sharing future transcript pulls or hijacking the source conversation. Indexed retrieval: saved workstreams, sessions, and entries are indexed for fast lookup. Curated loads: pin saved entries so they always load, exclude saved entries so they stay searchable but stop getting passed back to the model, or delete them entirely. Local-first: no API keys, no hosted service, plain SQLite plus local files. Quick Install Clone the repo and do the standard project-local setup: bash git clone

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Quick Facts

Stars127
Forks10
LanguagePython
CategoryClaude Skill
LicenseMIT
Quality Score67.2725905275633/100
Open Issues3
Last Updated2026-04-21
Created2026-04-13
Platformsclaude-code, cli, codex, python
Est. Tokens~64k

Compatible Skills

These tools work well together with ctx for enhanced workflows:

  • agentrules-architect — semantic(0.18)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (56%)
  • sub-agents-skills — semantic(0.16)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (56%)
  • CPACodexKeeper — semantic(0.16)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (55%)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is ctx?

ctx is Local context manager for Claude Code and Codex with workstreams, transcript binding, and branching.. It is categorized as a Claude Skill with 127 GitHub stars.

What programming language is ctx written in?

ctx is primarily written in Python. It covers topics such as claude-code, cli, codex.

How do I install or use ctx?

You can find installation instructions and usage details in the ctx GitHub repository at github.com/dchu917/ctx. The project has 127 stars and 10 forks, indicating an active community.

What license does ctx use?

ctx is released under the MIT license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

What are the best alternatives to ctx?

The top alternatives to ctx on Agent Skills Hub include jat, TaskWing, Overture. Each offers a different approach to the same problem space — compare them side-by-side by stars, quality score, and community activity.

How this security grade is produced

Grades come from a rule-based scan built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, covering 11 red-flag categories including credential harvesting, data exfiltration, and curl | sh installers. It is a first-layer scan, not a manual audit — we say so rather than overstate it.

The scale of the problem is documented independently: Liu et al. (2026), in a study of 31,132 agent skills, report that 26.1% contain security vulnerabilities. Our own full-catalog census is published as a citable open dataset.

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