clawvault context

Retrieve task-relevant context by combining search + graph signals.

Usage

clawvault context <task> [options]

Options (Current)

Flag	Description	Default
`-n, --limit <n>`	Max result entries	`5`
`--format <format>`	`markdown` or `json`	`markdown`
`--recent`	Boost recency (enabled by default)	`true`
`--include-observations`	Include observation memories	`true`
`--budget <number>`	Token budget hint (positive integer)	unset
`--profile <profile>`	`default`, `planning`, `incident`, `handoff`, `auto`	`default`
`--max-hops <n>`	Graph expansion depth	`2`
`-v, --vault <path>`	Vault path override	nearest

Examples

# Default markdown output
clawvault context "database migration strategy"

# Incident-focused JSON output
clawvault context "production timeout issue" --profile incident --format json

# Larger context window with deeper graph traversal
clawvault context "Q1 planning priorities" --profile planning --budget 3000 --max-hops 3

# Session/handoff framing
clawvault context "current work status" --profile handoff

Notes

--budget must be a positive integer.
Use --max-hops (not --graph-depth) to control graph traversal.
There is no dedicated verbose explain flag on this command surface.

Common Errors

Invalid budget

clawvault context "task" --budget auto
# Error: Invalid --budget value: auto

Use a number:

clawvault context "task" --budget 2000

Invalid profile

clawvault context "task" --profile unknown

Valid profiles are:

default
planning
incident
handoff
auto

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