ContextOverflow
Describe what's going wrong with your AI; get the named technique both of you can read. No auth.
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Quality & Safety
Findings (1)
- LOWTool 'get_technique' description lacks action verbin get_technique
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"library": {
"url": "https://contextoverflow.org/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://contextoverflow.org/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (5)
🟢list_categories
The eight thinking-failure problems ContextOverflow covers, phrased the way a human experiences them. Start here to see what exists.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢classify_intent(description)
Describe what's going wrong — your human's complaint, or a failure you notice in your own behavior — and get the matching techniques. Deterministic matching; if the description fits two problems it returns one clarifying question instead of guessing.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"description": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The problem as experienced, in plain words — symptoms, not solution guesses"
}
},
"required": [
"description"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢find_technique(query)
Direct lookup by technique id or name, for when you already know what you want. To match by symptom, use classify_intent instead.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Technique id (kebab-case) or name, exact or approximate"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_technique(id)
A technique's mechanism, agent instructions, narration template, verification, and failure modes — the agent-tailored slice. The full human page is linked, not inlined.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Technique id, e.g. from classify_intent or find_technique"
}
},
"required": [
"id"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢apply_technique(id)
The minimal executable scaffold: steps (or self-diagnostic for anti-patterns), the narration line to say to your human, and the verification check that proves it worked.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Technique id to apply"
}
},
"required": [
"id"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Recommended Prompts
find_techniquefind_techniqueget_techniqueget_techniquelist_categoriesCommunity
Evidence