Free plugin resources
Every guide, data file and link for the free plugin, in one place. Start with the install guide: it shows each agent its own install command.
Free · Local · Private · Forever
The context-mode plugin is source-available under the Elastic License 2.0. Free to use, for all time. It runs on your machine and keeps your data in ~/.context-mode.
Key facts
- What it is
- The index of the free plugin docs, data and community links.
- Who it is for
- Anyone who installs the free plugin, compares it, or sets it up for a team.
- Agents
- The plugin works in ten agents: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Qwen Code, Copilot CLI, VS Code, Kiro, ZCode, OpenCode and Pi.
- Measured result
- Plugin benchmark of 2026-11-01, median of 5 runs, on Benchmarks. Reach: 33K GitHub stars and 683K npm downloads, read from the GitHub and npm APIs (method and sources).
- Scope
- The free plugin. It runs in your agent, on your machine.
Install and set up
- Install guide: each agent with its own install command.
- Agents: how the plugin connects to each of the ten agents.
- First session: what you see the first time it runs.
- Doctor: check and repair your setup.
Use cases
- Test and build logs: the agent reads the failing tests and the error lines.
- Issue triage and git history: sort issues, review pull requests, read hundreds of commits.
- Docs and API research: the agent reads the sections it needs from large pages.
How it works
- How it works: hooks, the sandbox and the local index.
- Sandbox, Search and index and Long sessions.
- The nine ctx tools: a reference.
Security and privacy
Benchmarks and data
- Benchmarks: the numbers and the steps to rerun them.
- Use-case result tables of 2026-11-01, median of 5 runs.
- Reach data: GitHub stars and npm downloads, with the API query for each.
Source and community
- Source on GitHub, 33K stars.
- Package on npm, 683K npm downloads.
- Discord: ask questions and share your setup.
- Elastic License 2.0: free to use.
- Plugin and Gateway: how the free plugin and the hosted Gateway fit together.
Prompts to give your agent
Prompt
Read contextmode.ai/open-source/resources. Which three pages should I read first to set up the free context-mode plugin for a team of five, and why?