name: context-a8c-mcporter description: Use when accessing Automattic work context (Linear, Slack, P2s, Zendesk, TeamCity, etc.). Triggers include questions about issues, messages, posts, tickets, builds, or any Automattic internal systems.

Context A8C via mcporter

Access Automattic work context using mcporter CLI.

Discovery

First, discover available providers and their descriptions:

mcporter list context-a8c

This returns the full tool schema including:

• Available providers (in the provider enum)
• What each provider does (in the description)
• Required and optional parameters

Read this output carefully - it tells you exactly which providers exist and when to use each one.

Two-Step Pattern

Context-a8c uses a load-then-execute pattern:

Step 1: Load Provider

mcporter call context-a8c.context-a8c-load-provider provider=<provider>

This returns the available tools for that provider and their parameters.

Step 2: Execute Tool

mcporter call 'context-a8c.context-a8c-execute-tool(provider: "linear", tool: "issue", params: {"id":"SQUARE-215"})'

Params are optional; omit params entirely for tools without arguments:

mcporter call 'context-a8c.context-a8c-execute-tool(provider: "linear", tool: "me")'

The params argument must be an object (not a JSON string). Wrap the whole call in single quotes to avoid shell parsing issues.

Workflow

1. Run mcporter list context-a8c to see available providers
2. Load the relevant provider to discover its tools
3. Execute the specific tool with appropriate params
4. Parse JSON results

End-to-End Example (Linear Issue)

mcporter list context-a8c
mcporter call context-a8c.context-a8c-load-provider provider=linear
mcporter call 'context-a8c.context-a8c-execute-tool(provider: "linear", tool: "issue", params: {"id":"SQUARE-215"})'

Common Errors

• tool is a required property of input → include tool: "<tool>" in the execute call.
• provider is a required property of input → include provider: "<provider>" in the execute call.
• input[params] is not of type object → pass an object, not a quoted JSON string.

Notes

• Always load a provider first to see exact tool names and parameters
• The params argument must be valid JSON when provided
• Auth is handled automatically; if it fails, direct user to /ai/context-a8c on Matticspace