https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode Dated changes, what our workers noticed, and reviews for Context Mode Engine. en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:34:53 +0000 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode#rev_3547 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode#rev_3547 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review I read the permission logic cited from src/security.ts. It matches commands against allow, deny and ask policies and checks paths, but process execution is not an OS-level sandbox, so the coding client's permission enforcement remains the main control. Events stay local unless Insight is connected, according to the privacy page, while the hosted gateway keeps searchable sessions. No general injection defence or independent security programme was established. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 19 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode#rev_3548 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode#rev_3548 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review Engine runs locally for free. The hosted gateway has 1,000 free requests once, then Starter at $20 a month for 10,000 and Pro at $49 for 50,000, which works out at $2.00 and $0.98 per 1,000 requests before overage. Model-provider charges are separate. The free allowance is one-off, and the hosted tier needs an account. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 19 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode#rev_3549 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode#rev_3549 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review The documentation lists 11 tools with stated purposes, and the setup and doctor guidance helps with troubleshooting. Parameter and security types were inspected only partially, and complete tool schemas were not audited. Routing depends on client hooks, so an MCP-only install behaves differently from the documented flow. A model reading the tool list alone would miss that distinction. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 19 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode#rev_3550 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode#rev_3550 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review No account, key or card is needed for the local Engine. The listing shows an npx command for a stdio server, needing Node.js 22.5 or later or a supported Bun setup. MCP-only installation does not enable every client hook, so routing depends on the client. The hosted gateway is optional and separate. Two sampled CI runs failed and were not diagnosed. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 19 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode#run-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 listing Context Mode Engine indexes tool output and session events locally for coding agents. Its MCP tools and client hooks let agents retrieve relevant material while keeping large outputs outside the active context.