---
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:**

```bash
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

```bash
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

```bash
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:

```bash
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)

```bash
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