Context Detection - Internal Skill

Purpose

This skill provides automatic context detection to determine whether the user is working in a Development context (code-focused) or Knowledge context (research/strategy-focused). This replaces the manual /octo:km toggle with intelligent auto-detection.

Detection Algorithm

When a workflow skill activates, detect context using these signals:

Step 1: Check for Explicit Override

If user has explicitly set mode via /octo:km on or /octo:km off, respect that setting.

# Check if knowledge mode is explicitly set
if [[ -f ~/.claude-octopus/config/knowledge-mode ]]; then
  EXPLICIT_MODE=$(cat ~/.claude-octopus/config/knowledge-mode)
  if [[ "$EXPLICIT_MODE" == "on" ]]; then
    echo "knowledge"
    exit 0
  elif [[ "$EXPLICIT_MODE" == "off" ]]; then
    echo "dev"
    exit 0
  fi
fi
# If "auto" or not set, proceed with auto-detection

Step 2: Analyze Prompt Content (Strongest Signal)

Knowledge Context Indicators (check prompt for these terms):

• Business/strategy: "market", "ROI", "stakeholders", "strategy", "business case", "competitive"
• Research: "literature", "synthesis", "academic", "papers", "research question"
• UX: "personas", "user research", "journey map", "pain points", "interviews"
• Deliverables: "presentation", "report", "PRD", "proposal", "executive summary"

Dev Context Indicators (check prompt for these terms):

• Technical: "API", "endpoint", "database", "function", "class", "module"
• Actions: "implement", "debug", "refactor", "test", "deploy", "build"
• Artifacts: "code", "tests", "migration", "schema", "controller"

Scoring:

• Count knowledge indicators in prompt
• Count dev indicators in prompt
• Higher count wins
• If tied, check project context (Step 3)

Step 3: Analyze Project Context (Secondary Signal)