Quick start guide
Start by connecting your MCP-compatible assistant and exploring the sample library, or build your first library.
- Consume context — Use shared
/instructionsand@knowledgein your tools. - Curate context — Create and publish context libraries for your team.
1. Consume context
Section titled “1. Consume context”Connect your tool to use shared /instructions and @knowledge from Sokket.
- Log in to your Sokket dashboard
- Select
Connectin the header - Select your tool
- Copy your organisation’s MCP endpoint URL
- Configure your tool with the MCP endpoint using your tool’s MCP settings
- Approve authentication
- In your tool, access your libraries in the agent chat
- Run a Sample Library
/instruction(e.g.,test-prompt) to confirm the connection
See Connect tools for tool-specific setup instructions.
2. Curate context
Section titled “2. Curate context”Curate context by creating a library, adding instructions and knowledge, publishing it, then using it in your MCP-compatible tools.
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Create a new library
- Select + Library in the sidebar
- Enter a name, for example
build - Press Enter to create
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Add @knowledge (optional) Knowledge gives your tools reusable reference material.
- Select + Knowledge
- Name the file, for example
repository-cleanliness.md - Add your content
- Add a short description if helpful
- Select Save
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Create an /instruction Instructions are reusable prompt templates for your tools.
- Select + Instruction inside your library
- Add a name, for example create-spec.md
- Add a short description
- Add your instruction content in the editor
- To accept user input, include argument input parameters such as “$featureDetails”
- To reference knowledge inside an instruction such as “Use the guidelines in @repository-cleanliness”
- Select Save
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Publish your context
- Toggle Publish on each file you want to make available in tools
- Drafts remain only in Sokket and will not appear in your tools
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Connect your tool If your tool is not connected yet:
- Follow the Connect tools guide
- Your MCP client will fetch your published libraries automatically
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Use your context library in your editor
- Open your tool’s agent chat
- Enter / or @ to trigger the context menu
- Your published instructions and knowledge appear under your libraries
- Select an instruction to run it inside your workflow
Related docs
Section titled “Related docs”/instructionsand@knowledge— Understand the core concepts- Connect tools — MCP setup for different clients
- Context engineering — MCP standards and principles for building context libraries