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CONTEXTLAYER TOOLS

62 tools from the ContextLayer MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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READ 29 tools

Read end_session End a work session. This triggers context block generation — your activities are summarized and stored in t... Read find_documents Search documents in the organization's knowledge base. Filter by category, tags, project, or free-text quer... Read get_context Get intelligent context from the knowledge graph. Pass a query describing what you need — the system will a... Read get_context_routing Get the current context routing mode for the organization. Returns 'keyword_llm', 'keyword_only', or 'llm_o... Read get_document Get the full content of a document by its ID. Use find_documents first to search, then get_document to read... Read get_live_activity See what's happening right now: active sessions, recent events, traces, and tasks being worked on. Read get_my_stats Get your personal activity statistics: total sessions, events, active days, projects worked on, and recent ... Read get_org_stats Get comprehensive organization statistics: counts, engagement metrics, task velocity. Read get_project_status Get the current status of a project including recent activity. You can use either the project name or ID. Read get_session_details Get full details of a session including all events/activities logged during it. Shows who did what, when, a... Read get_team_details Get detailed information about a team: members (with roles), linked projects, and recent activity. Use team... Read link_task_session Link a work session to a task. This records that the session was used to work on the task, connecting them ... Read link_team_project Link a project to a team. Find both by name or ID. Read list_colleagues List colleagues in your organization. Shows name, email, role, and optionally filters by team. Admins see a... Read list_notifications List your notifications — task assignments, status changes, sprint updates, invites, and more. Returns unre... Read list_pending_invites List pending organization invites for the current user. Read list_positions List all job positions/titles in your organization with member counts. Read list_project_members List all members involved in a project. Includes users who have sessions in the project and users from team... Read list_project_teams List teams linked to a project. Read list_projects List projects in your organization. No parameters needed — just call it to see all your projects. Read list_sessions List your recent work sessions. Optionally filter by project name or ID. Shows task type, status, and event... Read list_sprints List sprints for a project. Shows sprint number, name, goal, status (current/completed), and task count. Read list_tasks List tasks. Filter by project, status (todo/in_progress/done/cancelled), sprint number, or show only your t... Read list_teams List all teams in your organization. Shows team name, member count, project count, and description. Read log_trace Log a granular agent action trace. High-frequency, no LLM processing. Read log_traces_batch Log multiple traces in a single batch. Read search_entities Search entities in the knowledge graph by name. Finds people, companies, documents, concepts, tools, etc. t... Read unlink_team_project Unlink a project from a team. Find both by name or ID. Read whoami Get your profile, organization, projects, recent sessions, and top entities. This is the best starting poin...

WRITE 21 tools

Write accept_org_invite Accept a pending organization invite by organization name. Write add_task_dependency Add a dependency between tasks. Use this to express that a task is blocked by another task (must complete f... Write add_team_member Add a member to a team. Find the team by name or ID, and the user by name or email. Write assign_task Assign a user to a task by name or email. The user is added to the task's assignees and linked in the knowl... Write create_position Create a new job position/title in your organization (admin only). Write create_project Create a new project in your organization. You will be added as the project owner. Write create_sprint Create a new sprint for a project. Automatically migrates non-completed tasks (todo/in_progress) from the p... Write create_task Create a new task in a project. Tasks track work items and can be assigned to team members and linked to se... Write create_team Create a new team in your organization. You will be added as team lead. Write invite_user Invite a new member to your organization (admin/owner only). Write mark_notification_read Mark a notification as read, or mark all notifications as read at once. Write move_task_to_sprint Move a task to a different sprint. Specify the target sprint by number or ID. Write set_context_routing Set the context routing mode for the organization. Requires admin role. Options: 'keyword_llm' (balanced), ... Write setup_organization Set up your organization in one step (admin only). Use this for onboarding. Write update_org Update your organization's details (owner only). Set name, description, business model, objectives, custom ... Write update_position Update a position's title, description, or permissions (admin only). Find by title or ID. Write update_project Update a project's name, description, or links. Find by name or ID. Write update_task Update a task's status, title, description, priority, or team assignment. Use this to move tasks through th... Write update_team Update a team's name, description, or objectives. Find by name or ID. Write update_user Update an existing user's name, role, positions, or skills (admin/owner only). Write upload_document Upload a document to the organization's knowledge base. Documents can be templates, policies, contracts, pr...

DESTRUCTIVE 10 tools

Destructive delete_document Delete a document from the knowledge base. This permanently removes the document. Destructive delete_position Delete a position permanently (admin only). Find by title or ID. Destructive delete_project Delete a project permanently (admin only). Find by name or ID. Destructive delete_task Delete a task permanently. The task and all its assignee links are removed. Destructive delete_team Delete a team permanently (admin only). Find by name or ID. Destructive delete_user Delete (soft-delete) a user from your organization (admin/owner only). Destructive remove_task_dependency Remove a dependency between tasks. This unblocks the task from the other task. Destructive remove_team_member Remove a member from a team. Find the team by name or ID, and the user by name or email. Destructive remove_user_from_org Remove a user from the current organization without deleting their account. Admin/owner only. Destructive unassign_task Remove a user from a task's assignees.

EXECUTE 2 tools

Execute log_activity Log an activity or event. If no session_id is provided, a session is automatically created or reused for th... Execute start_session Start a work session. If a project is provided (project_name or project_id), the session is bound to it; if...

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How many tools does the ContextLayer MCP server have? +

The ContextLayer MCP server exposes 62 tools across 4 categories: Read, Write, Destructive, Execute.

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ContextLayer tools are categorised as Read (29), Write (21), Destructive (10), Execute (2). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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