Tutorials

Hands-on walkthroughs for common Cortex tasks.


Skills to Context Handoff

Learn the most practical cortex skills workflow: get recommendations, turn them into a compact skill context, export a broader task bundle, and hand the result to another session, sub-agent, or external LLM.

Start Tutorial ~15 minutes


Skill Authoring

Write your own skills. Covers directory structure, the SKILL.md frontmatter contract, progressive disclosure for token efficiency, quality rubrics, and the common patterns to lift from when you don’t want to start blank.

Start Tutorial ~30-45 minutes


Export Context for Handoffs

Learn how to package the right context for a sub-agent, another session, or an external LLM without over-exporting. Covers selective include and exclude patterns, agent-only export, and safe defaults for curated handoffs.

Start Tutorial ~10 minutes


Getting Started with the TUI

Master the terminal UI in 20-30 minutes. Covers navigation, agent management, and when to use CLI vs TUI.

Start Tutorial ~20 minutes


Feature Development Workflow

Start Tutorial ~20-30 minutes


Bug Fix Workflow

Start Tutorial ~20-30 minutes


Setting Up Watch Mode

Start Tutorial ~15-20 minutes


Multi-LLM Consultation

Learn how to package a focused context bundle, ask another model a narrow question, and bring the answer back into your main Cortex workflow without treating it as authoritative.

Start Tutorial ~15-20 minutes


Review Prep with Cortex Review

Use cortex suggest --review as a standalone prep step before review work. This tutorial shows how to preview review-oriented skills, add context signals, and load the right skill context without confusing review prep with a full review engine.

Start Tutorial ~10-15 minutes


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