retrieve_context — Context Relay MCP Tool
retrieve_context
(retrieve context) is one of 2 tools on the
Context Relay
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call retrieve_context from your client
- Claude Code Context Relay retrieve_context run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Context Relay retrieve_context ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Context Relay retrieve_context ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Context Relay retrieve_context .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Context Relay retrieve_context ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Context Relay retrieve_context ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Context Relay retrieve_context ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Context Relay retrieve_context ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Context Relay retrieve_context .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Context Relay retrieve_context Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Context Relay retrieve_context Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Context Relay retrieve_context pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http context-relay https://context-relay.contextrelay.workers.dev/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.