ProfSynapse How to Get Project Context
The PACT Secretary (secretary) is available for the entire session to answer questions about past decisions, architectural patterns, and project history.
When to use this:
- Before making a decision that might have been made before
- When you encounter an unfamiliar part of the codebase
- When your task description references prior work you don't have context on
How to request context:
SendMessage(to="secretary",
message="[{your-name}→secretary] Query: {your question}",
summary="Context request: {topic}")
What you'll get back: Summaries of relevant memories with IDs. If you need more detail on a specific memory, ask a follow-up with the memory ID.
What NOT to ask: Implementation advice, code review, or testing strategy — those are other specialists' domains. The secretary provides historical context only.