Context File
A shared reference document (ICP, voice standards, competitive intel) that skills auto-load to maintain consistency across workflows.
Context files are the shared state layer of Knowledge OS. They live in .claude/skills/_shared/contexts/ and contain structured information about your business: ICP definitions, brand voice standards, competitive positioning, product tiers. Skills load these automatically, so every workflow starts with the same ground truth. When you update your ICP model, every skill that references it produces updated output on the next run. Context files prevent the drift that happens when each prompt reinvents your business context from scratch.
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