Arscontexta

Ars Contexta

A second brain for your agent.

A Claude Code plugin that generates complete knowledge systems from conversation.
You describe how you think and work. The engine derives a cognitive architecture
-- folder structure, context files, processing pipeline, hooks, navigation maps,
and note templates -- tailored to your domain and backed by 249 research claims.

No templates. No configuration. Just conversation.

v0.8.0 · Claude Code plugin · MIT

Installation

1. Add the marketplace to Claude Code:

2. Install the plugin:

3. Restart Claude Code, then run:

4. Answer 2-4 questions about your domain (~20 minutes -- token-intensive but one-time)

5. The engine generates your complete knowledge system

6. Restart Claude Code again to activate generated hooks and skills

7. Run /arscontexta:help to see everything available

What It Does

Most AI tools start every session blank. Ars Contexta changes that by generating
a persistent thinking system derived from how you actually work.

What you get:

- A vault -- plain markdown files connected by wiki links, forming a traversable
  knowledge graph. No database, no cloud, no lock-in.
- A processing pipeline -- skills that extract insights, find connections, update
  old notes with new context, and verify quality.
- Automation -- hooks that enforce structure on every write, detect maintenance
  needs, capture session state, and auto-commit.
- Navigation -- Maps of Content (MOCs) at hub, domain, and topic levels.
- Templates -- note templates with _schema blocks as single source of truth.
- A user manual -- 7 pages of domain-native documentation generated alongside.

The key differentiator: derivation, not templating. Every choice traces to
specific research claims. The engine reasons from principles about what…