context-mode

Troubleshooting

Fixes for the most common context-mode setup and runtime issues.

Most problems trace back to one of three causes. Find the matching symptom below — each item tells you how to confirm the cause and what to run to fix it.

SymptomLikely causeFix
Continuity drops after compactionHooks not all registeredRe-run host setup
ctx_* tools look empty or duplicatedStale MCP entry from an earlier installcontext-mode upgrade
FTS5 / SQLite errors at startupRuntime older than Node.js 22.5Upgrade Node or use Bun

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