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Purge the context-mode knowledge base. Permanently deletes all indexed content and resets session stats. This is destructive and cannot be undone. Trigger: /context-mode:ctx-purge

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$ npx -y skills add mksglu/claude-context-mode --skill ctx-purge --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/ctx-purge

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.

Purge the context-mode knowledge base. Permanently deletes all indexed content and resets session stats. This is destructive and cannot be undone. Trigger: /context-mode:ctx-purge

SKILL.md

ctx-purge.SKILL.md
name: ctx-purge
description: |
  Purge the context-mode knowledge base. Permanently deletes all indexed content
  and resets session stats. This is destructive and cannot be undone.
  Trigger: /context-mode:ctx-purge
user-invocable: true

Context Mode Purge

Permanently deletes session data for this project. Two scopes are supported (issue #520):

  • **Project scope** (`scope: "project"`): wipes EVERYTHING — knowledge base, all session DB rows for every session, events markdown, and stats.
  • **Session scope** (`sessionId: "<id>"` or `scope: "session"`): wipes ONLY the matching session's rows + FTS5 chunks. Sibling sessions, project stats, and the FTS5 store file are preserved.

Instructions

1. **Decide the scope first** with the user:

  • "Wipe just one session?" → ask for the `sessionId`.
  • "Wipe the whole project?" → confirm scope:'project' (this is the destructive, irreversible default).

2. **Warn the user about scope:'project'**. Everything will be deleted:

  • FTS5 knowledge base (all indexed content from `ctx_index`, `ctx_fetch_and_index`, `ctx_batch_execute`)
  • Session events DB (analytics, metadata, resume snapshots) for ALL sessions in the project
  • Session events markdown file
  • In-memory session stats + persisted stats file

3. Call the `mcp__context-mode__ctx_purge` MCP tool with the chosen parameters:

  • Scoped: `{ confirm: true, sessionId: "<id>" }` — implies scope:'session'.
  • Project: `{ confirm: true, scope: "project" }` — explicit destructive form.
  • Bare `{ confirm: true }` still works but emits a deprecation warning. Prefer the explicit forms.

4. Report the result to the user — the response lists exactly what was deleted and (for scoped purges) confirms that other sessions and project stats were preserved.

Schema rules

  • `confirm: true` is always required.
  • `sessionId` and `scope: "project"` together is REJECTED as ambiguous (the sessionId implies session scope; combining with project scope contradicts intent).
  • `scope: "session"` without `sessionId` throws — sessionId is required.

When to Use

  • **Scoped (per-session)**: scratch acceptance scenarios, drill replays, isolating a polluted session without losing the main working session's stats.
  • **Project**: KB contains stale or incorrect content polluting search results, switching between unrelated projects in the same session, completely fresh start.

Important

  • `ctx_purge` is the **only** way to delete session data. No other mechanism exists.
  • `ctx_stats` is read-only — shows statistics only.
  • `/clear` and `/compact` do NOT affect any context-mode data.
  • There is no undo. Re-index content if you need it again.
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