Agent skill

024 Context Mapping

by jabrena in jabrena/plinth

A skill your agent uses when a problem under exploration needs its surrounding system context identified before design begins — Existing systems, Integrations, Ownership, and External dependencies.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passed

Install 024 Context Mapping

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 024-context-mapping -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jabrena/plinth 024-context-mapping --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jabrena/plinth.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/024-context-mapping .claude/skills/024-context-mapping && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
024-context-mapping
GitHub stars
446
Token cost
~862 tokens
SKILL.md length
374 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
124
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when a problem under exploration needs its surrounding system context identified before design begins — Existing systems, Integrations, Ownership, and External dependencies.

  • A problem under exploration needs its surrounding system context identified before design begins — Existing systems
  • SKILL.md covers Constraints, When to use this skill, Workflow and Reference
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • External dependencies

What it does

024 Context Mapping is an agent skill from jabrena/plinth. Use when a problem under exploration needs its surrounding system context identified before design begins — Existing systems, Integrations, Ownership, and External dependencies. This should trigger when an issue's Context Mapping point of view needs evaluation, or when a maintainer directly asks to map the systems, integrations, owners, and external dependencies relevant to a problem. Part of Plinth Toolkit

Its SKILL.md is about 860 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/024-context-mapping.md`).

The repository describes itself as: Plinth is an AI-native engineering toolkit for modern Java enterprise SDLC, built around reusable Commands, Agents, Skills, and MCP Servers. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • A problem under exploration needs its surrounding system context identified before design begins — Existing systems
  • External dependencies
  • An issues Context Mapping point of view needs evaluation
  • A maintainer directly asks to map the systems

Example prompts

  • “/024-context-mapping”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit dca88dc. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

024 Context Mapping loads about 862 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 108 tokens; SKILL.md has 374 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~108
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~862
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from jabrena/plinth at commit dca88dc, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© jabrena). 374 words, ~862 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/024-context-mapping/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
024-context-mapping
description
Use when a problem under exploration needs its surrounding system context identified before design begins — Existing systems, Integrations, Ownership, and External dependencies. This should trigger when an issue's Context Mapping point of view needs evaluation, or when a maintainer directly asks to map the systems, integrations, owners, and external dependencies relevant to a problem. Part of Plinth Toolkit
license
Apache-2.0
metadata.author
Juan Antonio Breña Moral
metadata.version
0.19.0

Context Mapping

Guide identification of Existing systems, Integrations, Ownership, and External dependencies relevant to a problem under exploration. This is an interactive SKILL.

What is covered in this Skill?

  • Identifying existing systems that already touch the problem area
  • Mapping integrations and data flows between those systems
  • Naming ownership: who operates, maintains, or is accountable for each system or integration
  • Identifying external dependencies (third-party services, other teams, contracts) outside the team's direct control
  • Feeding context-mapping findings into 025-quality-attribute-discovery and the remaining Functional Specification lenses

Constraints

Map the surrounding context before any design decision assumes a system boundary. When this technique is orchestrated by another workflow, the orchestrator owns clarifying-question sequencing; when applied standalone, ask directly.

  • MUST read references/024-context-mapping.md before applying Context Mapping guidance
  • MUST identify existing systems that already touch the problem area, not only the system expected to change
  • MUST identify integrations and data flows between the identified systems
  • MUST name an owner (team or role) for each identified system or integration when known
  • MUST identify external dependencies outside the team's direct control, such as third-party services, other teams, or contracts
  • MUST NOT invent a system, integration, owner, or external dependency when the available content is vague or ambiguous; flag the gap for a clarifying question instead
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When to use this skill

  • Map the systems and integrations around this problem
  • Identify ownership for these systems
  • List the external dependencies for this issue
  • Apply context mapping before design begins
  • Draft the Context Mapping section of a Functional Specification

Workflow

  1. Read the Reference

Read references/024-context-mapping.md, then review the problem frame for systems already implicated by the problem.

  1. Identify Existing Systems

List existing systems that already touch the problem area, including systems that are affected but not expected to change.

  1. Map Integrations

Identify integrations and data flows between the identified systems.

  1. Name Ownership

Name an owning team or role for each identified system or integration when known.

  1. Identify External Dependencies

Identify third-party services, other teams, or contracts outside the team's direct control that the problem or its resolution depends on.

  1. Report the Context Map

Report Existing systems, Integrations, Ownership, and External dependencies, and flag any item left open pending a clarifying answer.

Reference

For detailed guidance, examples, and constraints, see references/024-context-mapping.md.

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/024-context-mapping of jabrena/plinth.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/024-context-mapping.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit dca88dc

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Questions about 024 Context Mapping

What does 024 Context Mapping do?

A skill your agent uses when a problem under exploration needs its surrounding system context identified before design begins — Existing systems, Integrations, Ownership, and External dependencies. 024 Context Mapping is an agent skill from jabrena/plinth. Use when a problem under exploration needs its surrounding system context identified before design begins — Existing systems, Integrations, Ownership, and External dependencies.

When should I use 024 Context Mapping?

024 Context Mapping fits situations like: A problem under exploration needs its surrounding system context identified before design begins — Existing systems; external dependencies; an issues Context Mapping point of view needs evaluation; A maintainer directly asks to map the systems.

How do I install 024 Context Mapping in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 024-context-mapping -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/024-context-mapping in jabrena/plinth) into .claude/skills/024-context-mapping in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install 024 Context Mapping in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 024-context-mapping -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/024-context-mapping in jabrena/plinth) into .agents/skills/024-context-mapping in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use 024 Context Mapping in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 024-context-mapping -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/024-context-mapping, .gemini/skills/024-context-mapping, .github/skills/024-context-mapping and .opencode/skills/024-context-mapping in your project.

What does 024 Context Mapping need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: 024 Context Mapping is instructions for the agent only.

Does 024 Context Mapping access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is 024 Context Mapping safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does 024 Context Mapping use?

024 Context Mapping is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does 024 Context Mapping use?

About 862 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.6k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to 024 Context Mapping?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with 024 Context Mapping: Explorer (supabase/supabase, 111k stars), Token Map (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars), Smart Explore Code Search (thedotmack/claude-mem, 98k stars) and Maps Geography (asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, 69k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains 024 Context Mapping?

jabrena (a GitHub user) maintains it in jabrena/plinth, which has 446 GitHub stars. The repository holds 124 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: jabrena/plinth on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.