# Skill: ask-minimax-with-context

## Purpose

Delegate a focused question to MiniMax M2.7 with automatically gathered project context, without loading any file contents into the current session.

## Usage

```
/ask-minimax-with-context <folder-path> <question>
```

Example: `/ask-minimax-with-context octopus/staging/ Has build 1.4.202 been deployed?`

## How It Works

1. Parses args: first token = folder path, rest = question
2. Walks from the given folder up to the git root collecting `CONTEXT.md` and `CLAUDE.md` at each level (deepest-first)
3. Assembles a context bundle at `/tmp/ask-minimax-ctx-<TS>.md` via shell redirects — file contents never enter the calling session's context
4. Writes a prompt file telling MiniMax to read the bundle and answer the question
5. Runs `ask-minimax-run` (MiniMax M2.7, read+write tools only)
6. Reads the result file and summarises concisely
7. Cleans up temp files (keeps result file)

## When to Use

- Any question where the answer lives in CONTEXT.md or CLAUDE.md files in a project tree
- Even simple questions — overhead is one line from the user, context savings are real
- Alternative to loading large context hierarchies into the main session just to answer a single question

## Gotchas

- Path must resolve to a directory that is inside a git repo (used to find the walk ceiling)
- If no CONTEXT.md or CLAUDE.md files are found, the skill warns and asks whether to proceed with the question only
- Requires the MiniMax profile at `~/.claude-oreillyit-minimax/provider.env`