Context Kit — Your Personal AI Operating System

Stop re-explaining yourself to AI every single session. 4 Markdown files that give Claude permanent personal context — who you are, how you decide, how you write, and your non-negotiables.

Context Kit gives Claude Code a persistent mental model of you. 4 PCA templates + 5 skills. 100% free and open-source.

# Install in 60 seconds
bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JDDavenport/context-kit/main/scripts/install.sh)

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What's included

templates/
  pca-wiki.md           — who you are (roles, background, relationships, domains)
  pca-mental-models.md  — how you decide (money, time, risk, energy priors)
  pca-voice.md          — how you write (examples, anti-examples, channel rules)
  pca-protocols.md      — your hard rules (non-negotiables, time rules, comms rules)
  domain-state.md       — per-domain state file convention
  CLAUDE.md.template    — starter CLAUDE.md that loads your PCA files

skills/
  crm-everything.md     — never forget a person: create/update contact files
  open-loops.md         — capture & track promises before they become dropped balls
  watchers.md           — durable "notify me when X" conditions via Claude
  morning-briefing.md   — generate a grounded morning status from your state files
  session-digest.md     — end-of-session summary that feeds the next session

Install (2 minutes)

# Option A — one-liner (recommended)
bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JDDavenport/context-kit/main/scripts/install.sh)

# Option B — clone and run
git clone https://github.com/JDDavenport/context-kit.git
cd context-kit
bash scripts/install.sh

The installer:

1. Copies PCA templates to ~/.claude/context/ (or your chosen path)
2. Installs skills to ~/.claude/skills/
3. Prints next steps for filling in your templates

MCP Server (Claude Desktop + any MCP client)

Context Kit includes a zero-dependency MCP server that exposes your PCA files as resources to any MCP-compatible AI client.

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context-kit": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/path/to/context-kit/mcp_server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Your PCA files then appear as resources in Claude Desktop (and any other MCP client) — accessible without Claude Code.

The 4 PCA Files

Personal Context Artifacts (PCAs) answer 4 questions every AI agent needs to do its job well:

Once filled in, reference them in your CLAUDE.md so every Claude session loads them:

## Personal Context
Read these files at session start:
- `~/.claude/context/pca-wiki.md` — who I am
- `~/.claude/context/pca-mental-models.md` — how I decide
- `~/.claude/context/pca-voice.md` — how I write
- `~/.claude/context/pca-protocols.md` — my hard rules

You start context-full, not context-zero.

The 5 Skills

Skills are Claude Code slash commands. Install them, then invoke with /skill-name.

Pricing

All templates and skills in this repo are free and MIT-licensed. The paid tier adds a curated setup guide, advanced examples, and priority support.

Who this is for

You're already running Claude Code. You've gotten it to do impressive things. But every session you're re-explaining yourself — your goals, your constraints, your voice, your context.

The commercial alternatives (Lindy, Claude.ai, the OpenAI agents) are building the same thing but they keep the context locked in their walled garden. Switch providers — start over.

These are Markdown files. They're yours. They work with any model, any tool, forever.

Before Context Kit: Claude asks "what's the context here?" on every session.
After Context Kit: Claude opens already knowing your goals, constraints, voice, and rules.

Built from receipts

This system was extracted from 6 months of running a real agent fleet:

• 133 projects managed by AI agents
• 28 domain agents covering health, family, work, school, investing, consulting
• 47+ cron jobs — autonomous, recurring work
• 203 automation scripts

Not a thought experiment. A distillation of what actually worked.

Contributing

Open a Discussion to share your PCA setup, suggest new skills, or ask questions.

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Built by JD Davenport · Essay · AgentTree Hub