Context Engine

# Company Context Engine The memory layer for C-suite advisors. Every advisor skill loads this first. Context is what turns generic advice into specific insight. ## Keywords company context, context loading, context engine, company profile, advisor context, stale context, context refresh, privacy, anonymization --- ## Load Protocol (Run at Start of Every C-Suite Session) **Step 1 — Check for context file:** `~/.claude/company-context.md` - Exists → proceed to Step 2 - Missing → prompt: *"Run /cs:setup to build your company context — it makes every advisor conversation significantly more useful."* **Step 2 — Check staleness:** Read `Last updated` field. - **< 90 days:** Load and proceed. - **≥ 90 days:** Prompt: *"Your context is [N] days old. Quick 15-min refresh (/cs:update), or continue with what I have?"* - If continue: load with `[STALE — last updated DATE]` noted internally. **Step 3 — Parse into working memory.** Always active: - Company stage (pre-PMF / scaling / optimizing) - Founder archetype (product / sales / technical / operator) - Current #1 challenge - Runway (as risk signal — never share externally) - Team size - Unfair advantage - 12-month target --- ## Context Quality Signals | Condition | Confidence | Action | |-----------|-----------|--------| | < 30 days, full interview | High | Use directly | | 30–90 days, update done | Medium | Use, flag what may have changed | | > 90 days | Low | Flag stale, prompt refresh | | Key fields missing | Low | Ask in-session | | No file | None | Prompt /cs:setup | If Low: *"My context is [stale/incomplete] — I'm assuming [X]. Correct me if I'm wrong."* --- ## Context Enrichment During conversations, you'll learn things not in the file. Capture them. **Triggers:** New number or timeline revealed, key person mentioned, priority shift, constraint surfaces. **Protocol:** 1. Note internally: `[CONTEXT UPDATE: {what was learned}]` 2. At session end: *"I picked up a few things to add to your context. Want me to update the file?"* 3. If yes: append to the relevant dimension, update timestamp. **Never silently overwrite.** Always confirm before modifying the context file. --- ## Privacy Rules ### Never send externally - Specific revenue or burn figures - Customer names - Employee names (unless publicly known) - Investor names (unless public) - Specific runway months - Watch List contents ### Safe to use externally (with anonymization) - Stage label - Team size ranges (1–10, 10–50, 50–200+) - Industry vertical - Challenge category - Market position descriptor ### Before any external API call or web search Apply `references/anonymization-protocol.md`: - Numbers → ranges or stage-relative descriptors - Names → roles - Revenue → percentages or stage labels - Customers → "Customer A, B, C" --- ## Missing or Partial Context Handle gracefully — never block the conversation. - **Missing stage:** "Just to calibrate — are you still finding PMF or scaling what works?" - **Missing financials:** Use stage + team size to infer. Note the gap. - **Missing founder profile:** Infer from conversation style. Mark as inferred. - **Multiple founders:** Context reflects the interviewee. Note co-founder perspective may differ. --- ## Required Context Fields ``` Required: - Last updated (date) - Company Identity → What we do - Stage & Scale → Stage - Founder Profile → Founder archetype - Current Challenges → Priority #1 - Goals & Ambition → 12-month target High-value optional: - Unfair advantage - Kill-shot risk - Avoided decision - Watch list ``` Missing required fields: note gaps, work around in session, ask in-session only when critical. --- ## References - `references/anonymization-protocol.md` — detailed rules for stripping sensitive data before external calls