Context Engineering
Context Engineering is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit. Understand the components, mechanics, and constraints of context in agent systems. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and OpenCode and has 1,747 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills.
github.com/NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit/skills/context-engineering (opens in a new tab)
- Multi-skill repo
- Plugin marketplace
- Docs & writing
- Actively maintained
Add this skill
Claude
This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit
/plugin # browse context-engineering-kit and install the plugin that contains context-engineeringIn the Claude apps, zip the context-engineering folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
ChatGPT / Codex
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit.git
cp -r context-engineering-kit/skills/context-engineering .agents/skills/context-engineering # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Cursor
Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit.git
cp -r context-engineering-kit/skills/context-engineering .cursor/skills/context-engineering # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
Understand the components, mechanics, and constraints of context in agent systems. Use when writing, editing, or optimizing commands, skills, or sub-agents prompts. Context is the complete state available to a language model at inference time. It includes everything the model can attend to when generating responses: system instructions, tool definitions, retrieved documents, message history, and tool outputs. Understanding context fundamentals is prerequisite to effective context engineering.
When it triggers
- Use when writing, editing, or optimizing commands, skills, or sub-agents prompts.
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What is the Context Engineering skill?
Context Engineering is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit. Understand the components, mechanics, and constraints of context in agent systems. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and OpenCode and has 1,747 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit/skills/context-engineering.
How do I install the Context Engineering skill?
In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit, then install its plugin from /plugin. For Codex or Cursor, copy the context-engineering folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.
Is the Context Engineering skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the GPL-3.0 license.
Is Context Engineering maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 26, 2026. Its latest release is v3.10.0. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.