Context Mode Engine
The free plugin that started it.
Context Mode Engine keeps raw tool output in a local sandbox and index, so only the answer enters the context. No account.
Install
# as a plugin /plugin marketplace add mksglu/context-mode /plugin install context-mode@context-mode # anything else npm install -g context-mode
How it works
Runs on your machine.
- 01Install the plugin
In 18 AI coding tools.
- 02The agent runs a script
Raw data stays in a local sandbox.
- 03Only the answer enters
The rest stays searchable on your disk.
Proof
Tool output, 14 benchmark scenarios.
Tool output that enters the context
98% less
24,230 GitHub stars and 580,024 npm downloads, read 2026-09-30. Method and sources →
Features
Local by design.
Sandbox
Only what a script prints reaches the model.
Local index
Output is searchable on your disk.
Your machine
Code and sessions stay on it, unless you connect Insight.