diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/claude/commands/context.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/claude/commands/context.md
index cd7d46b5..8473aa7d 100644
--- a/plugins/context/repo-install/claude/commands/context.md
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/claude/commands/context.md
@@ -240,6 +240,23 @@ Within an active Context workflow, requests include, but are not limited to:
 | Commit workspace results | Save selected workspace files in local Git, without pushing or including unrelated changes. |
 | Restore a historical workspace version | Select a saved commit, restore only the agreed workspace scope and make its sources usable again. |
 
+### A prepared source checklist
+
+A reader may arrive with a filled checklist — a page listing the material, its
+owners and whether the knowledge depends on it — instead of describing sources
+in conversation. Read it and register from it. Never require one: material
+described in conversation is equally valid. A team that wants a starting point
+can copy [the source checklist](../resources/context/source-checklist.md).
+
+- One row is one source, and the row's note becomes the source note.
+- The dependency column decides the treatment: a row marked as a dependency is
+  registered and pinned to a commit or version, so later changes reach the pages
+  that rest on it; a first-time reference is read for this round and cited in the
+  text, not registered.
+- The owner named on a row is who to ask when a link fails or ownership is
+  unclear, instead of guessing.
+- Report rows you cannot open or are not allowed to read; never drop one silently.
+
 ### Where each request goes
 
 - **Sources, notes, sessions or changed upstream material:** read
diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/claude/resources/context/source-checklist.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/claude/resources/context/source-checklist.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fbf6767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/claude/resources/context/source-checklist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Source checklist
+
+A page a team fills in before a knowledge base is built, so the Agent starts from
+a list instead of a conversation. It is optional: material described in
+conversation is registered the same way.
+
+Copy the template below, delete the groups you do not need, replace the example
+rows, and give the Agent the page's link.
+
+## How to fill it in
+
+1. Keep one row per source, and write the link's text as the material's name.
+2. Every row needs a link that opens and a single owner.
+3. Choose one update dependency per row; the note at the end explains the two.
+4. Leave a row in with "to confirm" after the owner when you are unsure it belongs.
+
+## Sources
+
+### Code repositories
+
+The repositories the knowledge is about and the ones it directly depends on.
+Registered repositories are pinned to a commit and compared by diff later.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [example-org/billing-service](https://example.com/example-org/billing-service) | The service the knowledge describes | A. Rivera | Registered as a dependency |
+| [example-org/billing-sdk](https://example.com/example-org/billing-sdk) | Client the service's callers use | B. Osei | Registered as a dependency |
+
+### Skills and plugins
+
+The Skills a workflow actually calls. Record the identifier and version; when the
+version moves, the knowledge is rechecked.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [invoice-report-gen v1.4.0](https://example.com/skills/invoice-report-gen) | Generates the reports the guides describe | B. Osei | Registered as a dependency |
+| [billing-metrics v0.9.2](https://example.com/skills/billing-metrics) | Collects the numbers quoted in the reference | C. Hart | Registered as a dependency |
+
+### Documents
+
+Design documents, specifications and one-pagers that have settled. Drafts and
+open proposals are left out.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Billing settlement design](https://example.com/docs/billing-settlement) | Goals and division of work; the basis for the guides | A. Rivera | Registered as a dependency |
+| [Billing FAQ](https://example.com/docs/billing-faq) | Past questions, used to fill the reference pages | C. Hart | First-time reference |
+
+### Conversations
+
+Troubleshooting or design discussions that reached a conclusion. Write them up as
+one note first, then list the note.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Settlement incident, 2026-03-18](https://example.com/notes/settlement-incident) | How one production problem was found and fixed | C. Hart | First-time reference |
+| [Scope discussion](https://example.com/notes/billing-scope) | Which repositories belong to this topic | A. Rivera | First-time reference |
+
+### Platforms and live sites
+
+Consoles, dashboards or published sites the pages need to cite.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Billing console](https://example.com/console/billing) | Where operators do the work the guides describe | D. Lindqvist | Registered as a dependency |
+| [Existing handbook](https://example.com/handbook/billing) | Already published, so it is not written twice | D. Lindqvist | First-time reference |
+
+### Notes and attachments
+
+Weekly reports, retrospectives and screenshots. They fold into the guides and
+reference rather than becoming topics of their own.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [2026-03 billing weekly](https://example.com/notes/billing-weekly) | Progress, useful as background | B. Osei | First-time reference |
+| [Release retrospective](https://example.com/notes/billing-retro) | Pitfalls, written into the FAQ | A. Rivera | First-time reference |
+
+> **Update dependency**: *Registered as a dependency* = when the source changes,
+> the pages resting on it are rechecked and revised; it stays anchored to a commit
+> or version. *First-time reference* = read while writing this round and cited in
+> the text; later updates do not come back to it.
+
+## Structure
+
+Keep the directory closest to the knowledge base you are building, delete the
+rest, then add or drop levels.
+
+- **Product or service knowledge base** — Overview; Getting started; Solutions by
+  scenario; Guides for the workflow, integration and release; Reference for
+  commands, fields and FAQ.
+- **External manual for a platform** — Overview; Getting started with access;
+  Solutions by use case; Guides for daily operation and troubleshooting;
+  Reference for APIs, configuration and limits.
+- **External manual for a tool** — Overview; Getting started with install and
+  first output; Guides for each workflow; How it works; Reference; Release notes.
+- **On-call knowledge base** — Duty basics; Common problems by component;
+  Troubleshooting from symptom to action; Contacts and escalation; Past cases.
+- **Business knowledge base** — Business overview; Terms and rules; End-to-end
+  flow; Common questions; Change log.
+
+## Start-up prompt
+
+Adjust it, then send it with the checklist's link.
+
+```text
+I own <team / knowledge base>. Research and initialise the knowledge workspace
+from this checklist and produce the first round of knowledge. Keep to the
+material listed here; ask me before bringing in anything else.
+1. Check every link opens; register the rows marked as a dependency as sources,
+   pinning repositories to the current commit and recording Skill versions. List
+   anything you cannot open or are not allowed to read
+2. Ask me about missing links, missing owners or unclear ownership; where someone
+   else has to confirm, reach the owner named on the row
+3. Once you have read the sources, plan the directory against the structure kept
+   above; raise a better split with me first if you see one
+4. Write in batches only after I confirm the directory, and keep every claim
+   traceable to its source
+5. When writing is done, produce a diff report for my review; publish only after
+   it passes
+```
diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/claude/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/claude/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
index 52106ccb..0a843e76 100644
--- a/plugins/context/repo-install/claude/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/claude/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ an audience enters production; do not count registration as completed research.
 1. Identify the selected project's existing `PLAN-*.md`, workspace and Git root.
    Reuse a matching plan. Inspect its current stage, permissions and pending work
    before expanding research; do not reset a live Context workflow.
-2. Read [project-planning.md](references/project-planning.md). Review the existing
+2. Ask once whether a prepared source checklist exists for this project, and take
+   its link if so: a filled checklist names each source, its owner and whether the
+   knowledge depends on it, which shortens inventory. The `context` Skill carries
+   a template under `references/source-checklist.md`. It is never required —
+   without one, continue and register material from the conversation.
+3. Read [project-planning.md](references/project-planning.md). Review the existing
    knowledge workspace and relevant approved articles before grouping new material.
    Map overlaps, gaps and relationships between documents, repositories and pages;
    distinguish reuse, revision, consolidation and new coverage in the PLAN.
@@ -48,11 +53,11 @@ an audience enters production; do not count registration as completed research.
    evidence already available; do not wait for a complete PLAN. Follow the early
    scope rules in project-planning.md, including previously confirmed choices.
    Reuse accessible local checkouts and saved research before fetching again.
-3. Create or update `PLAN-YYYYMMDD-slug.md` at that project's Git root using
+4. Create or update `PLAN-YYYYMMDD-slug.md` at that project's Git root using
    [the report template](templates/PLAN.md). Keep downloaded research under
    `.tmp/context-plans/YYYYMMDD-slug/`; the layout is a working convention,
    not a new CLI validation rule.
-4. Present the first report and complete its review before production. By default,
+5. Present the first report and complete its review before production. By default,
    obtain the user's approval; only an authorized `plan_review: delegate` override
    permits Agent review as described below.
    Resolve the reporting preference: report after all stages, or after each
diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/codex/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/codex/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
index 99407708..03b00910 100644
--- a/plugins/context/repo-install/codex/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/codex/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ an audience enters production; do not count registration as completed research.
 1. Identify the selected project's existing `PLAN-*.md`, workspace and Git root.
    Reuse a matching plan. Inspect its current stage, permissions and pending work
    before expanding research; do not reset a live Context workflow.
-2. Read [project-planning.md](references/project-planning.md). Review the existing
+2. Ask once whether a prepared source checklist exists for this project, and take
+   its link if so: a filled checklist names each source, its owner and whether the
+   knowledge depends on it, which shortens inventory. The `context` Skill carries
+   a template under `references/source-checklist.md`. It is never required —
+   without one, continue and register material from the conversation.
+3. Read [project-planning.md](references/project-planning.md). Review the existing
    knowledge workspace and relevant approved articles before grouping new material.
    Map overlaps, gaps and relationships between documents, repositories and pages;
    distinguish reuse, revision, consolidation and new coverage in the PLAN.
@@ -47,11 +52,11 @@ an audience enters production; do not count registration as completed research.
    evidence already available; do not wait for a complete PLAN. Follow the early
    scope rules in project-planning.md, including previously confirmed choices.
    Reuse accessible local checkouts and saved research before fetching again.
-3. Create or update `PLAN-YYYYMMDD-slug.md` at that project's Git root using
+4. Create or update `PLAN-YYYYMMDD-slug.md` at that project's Git root using
    [the report template](templates/PLAN.md). Keep downloaded research under
    `.tmp/context-plans/YYYYMMDD-slug/`; the layout is a working convention,
    not a new CLI validation rule.
-4. Present the first report and complete its review before production. By default,
+5. Present the first report and complete its review before production. By default,
    obtain the user's approval; only an authorized `plan_review: delegate` override
    permits Agent review as described below.
    Resolve the reporting preference: report after all stages, or after each
diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/codex/skills/context/SKILL.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/codex/skills/context/SKILL.md
index 67b374fc..7e484729 100644
--- a/plugins/context/repo-install/codex/skills/context/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/codex/skills/context/SKILL.md
@@ -238,6 +238,23 @@ Within an active Context workflow, requests include, but are not limited to:
 | Commit workspace results | Save selected workspace files in local Git, without pushing or including unrelated changes. |
 | Restore a historical workspace version | Select a saved commit, restore only the agreed workspace scope and make its sources usable again. |
 
+### A prepared source checklist
+
+A reader may arrive with a filled checklist — a page listing the material, its
+owners and whether the knowledge depends on it — instead of describing sources
+in conversation. Read it and register from it. Never require one: material
+described in conversation is equally valid. A team that wants a starting point
+can copy [the source checklist](references/source-checklist.md).
+
+- One row is one source, and the row's note becomes the source note.
+- The dependency column decides the treatment: a row marked as a dependency is
+  registered and pinned to a commit or version, so later changes reach the pages
+  that rest on it; a first-time reference is read for this round and cited in the
+  text, not registered.
+- The owner named on a row is who to ask when a link fails or ownership is
+  unclear, instead of guessing.
+- Report rows you cannot open or are not allowed to read; never drop one silently.
+
 ### Where each request goes
 
 - **Sources, notes, sessions or changed upstream material:** read
diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/codex/skills/context/references/source-checklist.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/codex/skills/context/references/source-checklist.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fbf6767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/codex/skills/context/references/source-checklist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Source checklist
+
+A page a team fills in before a knowledge base is built, so the Agent starts from
+a list instead of a conversation. It is optional: material described in
+conversation is registered the same way.
+
+Copy the template below, delete the groups you do not need, replace the example
+rows, and give the Agent the page's link.
+
+## How to fill it in
+
+1. Keep one row per source, and write the link's text as the material's name.
+2. Every row needs a link that opens and a single owner.
+3. Choose one update dependency per row; the note at the end explains the two.
+4. Leave a row in with "to confirm" after the owner when you are unsure it belongs.
+
+## Sources
+
+### Code repositories
+
+The repositories the knowledge is about and the ones it directly depends on.
+Registered repositories are pinned to a commit and compared by diff later.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [example-org/billing-service](https://example.com/example-org/billing-service) | The service the knowledge describes | A. Rivera | Registered as a dependency |
+| [example-org/billing-sdk](https://example.com/example-org/billing-sdk) | Client the service's callers use | B. Osei | Registered as a dependency |
+
+### Skills and plugins
+
+The Skills a workflow actually calls. Record the identifier and version; when the
+version moves, the knowledge is rechecked.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [invoice-report-gen v1.4.0](https://example.com/skills/invoice-report-gen) | Generates the reports the guides describe | B. Osei | Registered as a dependency |
+| [billing-metrics v0.9.2](https://example.com/skills/billing-metrics) | Collects the numbers quoted in the reference | C. Hart | Registered as a dependency |
+
+### Documents
+
+Design documents, specifications and one-pagers that have settled. Drafts and
+open proposals are left out.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Billing settlement design](https://example.com/docs/billing-settlement) | Goals and division of work; the basis for the guides | A. Rivera | Registered as a dependency |
+| [Billing FAQ](https://example.com/docs/billing-faq) | Past questions, used to fill the reference pages | C. Hart | First-time reference |
+
+### Conversations
+
+Troubleshooting or design discussions that reached a conclusion. Write them up as
+one note first, then list the note.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Settlement incident, 2026-03-18](https://example.com/notes/settlement-incident) | How one production problem was found and fixed | C. Hart | First-time reference |
+| [Scope discussion](https://example.com/notes/billing-scope) | Which repositories belong to this topic | A. Rivera | First-time reference |
+
+### Platforms and live sites
+
+Consoles, dashboards or published sites the pages need to cite.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Billing console](https://example.com/console/billing) | Where operators do the work the guides describe | D. Lindqvist | Registered as a dependency |
+| [Existing handbook](https://example.com/handbook/billing) | Already published, so it is not written twice | D. Lindqvist | First-time reference |
+
+### Notes and attachments
+
+Weekly reports, retrospectives and screenshots. They fold into the guides and
+reference rather than becoming topics of their own.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [2026-03 billing weekly](https://example.com/notes/billing-weekly) | Progress, useful as background | B. Osei | First-time reference |
+| [Release retrospective](https://example.com/notes/billing-retro) | Pitfalls, written into the FAQ | A. Rivera | First-time reference |
+
+> **Update dependency**: *Registered as a dependency* = when the source changes,
+> the pages resting on it are rechecked and revised; it stays anchored to a commit
+> or version. *First-time reference* = read while writing this round and cited in
+> the text; later updates do not come back to it.
+
+## Structure
+
+Keep the directory closest to the knowledge base you are building, delete the
+rest, then add or drop levels.
+
+- **Product or service knowledge base** — Overview; Getting started; Solutions by
+  scenario; Guides for the workflow, integration and release; Reference for
+  commands, fields and FAQ.
+- **External manual for a platform** — Overview; Getting started with access;
+  Solutions by use case; Guides for daily operation and troubleshooting;
+  Reference for APIs, configuration and limits.
+- **External manual for a tool** — Overview; Getting started with install and
+  first output; Guides for each workflow; How it works; Reference; Release notes.
+- **On-call knowledge base** — Duty basics; Common problems by component;
+  Troubleshooting from symptom to action; Contacts and escalation; Past cases.
+- **Business knowledge base** — Business overview; Terms and rules; End-to-end
+  flow; Common questions; Change log.
+
+## Start-up prompt
+
+Adjust it, then send it with the checklist's link.
+
+```text
+I own <team / knowledge base>. Research and initialise the knowledge workspace
+from this checklist and produce the first round of knowledge. Keep to the
+material listed here; ask me before bringing in anything else.
+1. Check every link opens; register the rows marked as a dependency as sources,
+   pinning repositories to the current commit and recording Skill versions. List
+   anything you cannot open or are not allowed to read
+2. Ask me about missing links, missing owners or unclear ownership; where someone
+   else has to confirm, reach the owner named on the row
+3. Once you have read the sources, plan the directory against the structure kept
+   above; raise a better split with me first if you see one
+4. Write in batches only after I confirm the directory, and keep every claim
+   traceable to its source
+5. When writing is done, produce a diff report for my review; publish only after
+   it passes
+```
diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/cursor/commands/c4a-context.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/cursor/commands/c4a-context.md
index 011607c1..d0cec702 100644
--- a/plugins/context/repo-install/cursor/commands/c4a-context.md
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/cursor/commands/c4a-context.md
@@ -235,6 +235,23 @@ Within an active Context workflow, requests include, but are not limited to:
 | Commit workspace results | Save selected workspace files in local Git, without pushing or including unrelated changes. |
 | Restore a historical workspace version | Select a saved commit, restore only the agreed workspace scope and make its sources usable again. |
 
+### A prepared source checklist
+
+A reader may arrive with a filled checklist — a page listing the material, its
+owners and whether the knowledge depends on it — instead of describing sources
+in conversation. Read it and register from it. Never require one: material
+described in conversation is equally valid. A team that wants a starting point
+can copy [the source checklist](../resources/context/source-checklist.md).
+
+- One row is one source, and the row's note becomes the source note.
+- The dependency column decides the treatment: a row marked as a dependency is
+  registered and pinned to a commit or version, so later changes reach the pages
+  that rest on it; a first-time reference is read for this round and cited in the
+  text, not registered.
+- The owner named on a row is who to ask when a link fails or ownership is
+  unclear, instead of guessing.
+- Report rows you cannot open or are not allowed to read; never drop one silently.
+
 ### Where each request goes
 
 - **Sources, notes, sessions or changed upstream material:** read
diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/cursor/resources/context/source-checklist.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/cursor/resources/context/source-checklist.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fbf6767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/cursor/resources/context/source-checklist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Source checklist
+
+A page a team fills in before a knowledge base is built, so the Agent starts from
+a list instead of a conversation. It is optional: material described in
+conversation is registered the same way.
+
+Copy the template below, delete the groups you do not need, replace the example
+rows, and give the Agent the page's link.
+
+## How to fill it in
+
+1. Keep one row per source, and write the link's text as the material's name.
+2. Every row needs a link that opens and a single owner.
+3. Choose one update dependency per row; the note at the end explains the two.
+4. Leave a row in with "to confirm" after the owner when you are unsure it belongs.
+
+## Sources
+
+### Code repositories
+
+The repositories the knowledge is about and the ones it directly depends on.
+Registered repositories are pinned to a commit and compared by diff later.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [example-org/billing-service](https://example.com/example-org/billing-service) | The service the knowledge describes | A. Rivera | Registered as a dependency |
+| [example-org/billing-sdk](https://example.com/example-org/billing-sdk) | Client the service's callers use | B. Osei | Registered as a dependency |
+
+### Skills and plugins
+
+The Skills a workflow actually calls. Record the identifier and version; when the
+version moves, the knowledge is rechecked.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [invoice-report-gen v1.4.0](https://example.com/skills/invoice-report-gen) | Generates the reports the guides describe | B. Osei | Registered as a dependency |
+| [billing-metrics v0.9.2](https://example.com/skills/billing-metrics) | Collects the numbers quoted in the reference | C. Hart | Registered as a dependency |
+
+### Documents
+
+Design documents, specifications and one-pagers that have settled. Drafts and
+open proposals are left out.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Billing settlement design](https://example.com/docs/billing-settlement) | Goals and division of work; the basis for the guides | A. Rivera | Registered as a dependency |
+| [Billing FAQ](https://example.com/docs/billing-faq) | Past questions, used to fill the reference pages | C. Hart | First-time reference |
+
+### Conversations
+
+Troubleshooting or design discussions that reached a conclusion. Write them up as
+one note first, then list the note.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Settlement incident, 2026-03-18](https://example.com/notes/settlement-incident) | How one production problem was found and fixed | C. Hart | First-time reference |
+| [Scope discussion](https://example.com/notes/billing-scope) | Which repositories belong to this topic | A. Rivera | First-time reference |
+
+### Platforms and live sites
+
+Consoles, dashboards or published sites the pages need to cite.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Billing console](https://example.com/console/billing) | Where operators do the work the guides describe | D. Lindqvist | Registered as a dependency |
+| [Existing handbook](https://example.com/handbook/billing) | Already published, so it is not written twice | D. Lindqvist | First-time reference |
+
+### Notes and attachments
+
+Weekly reports, retrospectives and screenshots. They fold into the guides and
+reference rather than becoming topics of their own.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [2026-03 billing weekly](https://example.com/notes/billing-weekly) | Progress, useful as background | B. Osei | First-time reference |
+| [Release retrospective](https://example.com/notes/billing-retro) | Pitfalls, written into the FAQ | A. Rivera | First-time reference |
+
+> **Update dependency**: *Registered as a dependency* = when the source changes,
+> the pages resting on it are rechecked and revised; it stays anchored to a commit
+> or version. *First-time reference* = read while writing this round and cited in
+> the text; later updates do not come back to it.
+
+## Structure
+
+Keep the directory closest to the knowledge base you are building, delete the
+rest, then add or drop levels.
+
+- **Product or service knowledge base** — Overview; Getting started; Solutions by
+  scenario; Guides for the workflow, integration and release; Reference for
+  commands, fields and FAQ.
+- **External manual for a platform** — Overview; Getting started with access;
+  Solutions by use case; Guides for daily operation and troubleshooting;
+  Reference for APIs, configuration and limits.
+- **External manual for a tool** — Overview; Getting started with install and
+  first output; Guides for each workflow; How it works; Reference; Release notes.
+- **On-call knowledge base** — Duty basics; Common problems by component;
+  Troubleshooting from symptom to action; Contacts and escalation; Past cases.
+- **Business knowledge base** — Business overview; Terms and rules; End-to-end
+  flow; Common questions; Change log.
+
+## Start-up prompt
+
+Adjust it, then send it with the checklist's link.
+
+```text
+I own <team / knowledge base>. Research and initialise the knowledge workspace
+from this checklist and produce the first round of knowledge. Keep to the
+material listed here; ask me before bringing in anything else.
+1. Check every link opens; register the rows marked as a dependency as sources,
+   pinning repositories to the current commit and recording Skill versions. List
+   anything you cannot open or are not allowed to read
+2. Ask me about missing links, missing owners or unclear ownership; where someone
+   else has to confirm, reach the owner named on the row
+3. Once you have read the sources, plan the directory against the structure kept
+   above; raise a better split with me first if you see one
+4. Write in batches only after I confirm the directory, and keep every claim
+   traceable to its source
+5. When writing is done, produce a diff report for my review; publish only after
+   it passes
+```
diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/cursor/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/cursor/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
index 52106ccb..0a843e76 100644
--- a/plugins/context/repo-install/cursor/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/cursor/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ an audience enters production; do not count registration as completed research.
 1. Identify the selected project's existing `PLAN-*.md`, workspace and Git root.
    Reuse a matching plan. Inspect its current stage, permissions and pending work
    before expanding research; do not reset a live Context workflow.
-2. Read [project-planning.md](references/project-planning.md). Review the existing
+2. Ask once whether a prepared source checklist exists for this project, and take
+   its link if so: a filled checklist names each source, its owner and whether the
+   knowledge depends on it, which shortens inventory. The `context` Skill carries
+   a template under `references/source-checklist.md`. It is never required —
+   without one, continue and register material from the conversation.
+3. Read [project-planning.md](references/project-planning.md). Review the existing
    knowledge workspace and relevant approved articles before grouping new material.
    Map overlaps, gaps and relationships between documents, repositories and pages;
    distinguish reuse, revision, consolidation and new coverage in the PLAN.
@@ -48,11 +53,11 @@ an audience enters production; do not count registration as completed research.
    evidence already available; do not wait for a complete PLAN. Follow the early
    scope rules in project-planning.md, including previously confirmed choices.
    Reuse accessible local checkouts and saved research before fetching again.
-3. Create or update `PLAN-YYYYMMDD-slug.md` at that project's Git root using
+4. Create or update `PLAN-YYYYMMDD-slug.md` at that project's Git root using
    [the report template](templates/PLAN.md). Keep downloaded research under
    `.tmp/context-plans/YYYYMMDD-slug/`; the layout is a working convention,
    not a new CLI validation rule.
-4. Present the first report and complete its review before production. By default,
+5. Present the first report and complete its review before production. By default,
    obtain the user's approval; only an authorized `plan_review: delegate` override
    permits Agent review as described below.
    Resolve the reporting preference: report after all stages, or after each
diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
index 99407708..03b00910 100644
--- a/plugins/context/repo-install/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ an audience enters production; do not count registration as completed research.
 1. Identify the selected project's existing `PLAN-*.md`, workspace and Git root.
    Reuse a matching plan. Inspect its current stage, permissions and pending work
    before expanding research; do not reset a live Context workflow.
-2. Read [project-planning.md](references/project-planning.md). Review the existing
+2. Ask once whether a prepared source checklist exists for this project, and take
+   its link if so: a filled checklist names each source, its owner and whether the
+   knowledge depends on it, which shortens inventory. The `context` Skill carries
+   a template under `references/source-checklist.md`. It is never required —
+   without one, continue and register material from the conversation.
+3. Read [project-planning.md](references/project-planning.md). Review the existing
    knowledge workspace and relevant approved articles before grouping new material.
    Map overlaps, gaps and relationships between documents, repositories and pages;
    distinguish reuse, revision, consolidation and new coverage in the PLAN.
@@ -47,11 +52,11 @@ an audience enters production; do not count registration as completed research.
    evidence already available; do not wait for a complete PLAN. Follow the early
    scope rules in project-planning.md, including previously confirmed choices.
    Reuse accessible local checkouts and saved research before fetching again.
-3. Create or update `PLAN-YYYYMMDD-slug.md` at that project's Git root using
+4. Create or update `PLAN-YYYYMMDD-slug.md` at that project's Git root using
    [the report template](templates/PLAN.md). Keep downloaded research under
    `.tmp/context-plans/YYYYMMDD-slug/`; the layout is a working convention,
    not a new CLI validation rule.
-4. Present the first report and complete its review before production. By default,
+5. Present the first report and complete its review before production. By default,
    obtain the user's approval; only an authorized `plan_review: delegate` override
    permits Agent review as described below.
    Resolve the reporting preference: report after all stages, or after each
diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/skills/context/SKILL.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/skills/context/SKILL.md
index 67b374fc..7e484729 100644
--- a/plugins/context/repo-install/skills/context/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/skills/context/SKILL.md
@@ -238,6 +238,23 @@ Within an active Context workflow, requests include, but are not limited to:
 | Commit workspace results | Save selected workspace files in local Git, without pushing or including unrelated changes. |
 | Restore a historical workspace version | Select a saved commit, restore only the agreed workspace scope and make its sources usable again. |
 
+### A prepared source checklist
+
+A reader may arrive with a filled checklist — a page listing the material, its
+owners and whether the knowledge depends on it — instead of describing sources
+in conversation. Read it and register from it. Never require one: material
+described in conversation is equally valid. A team that wants a starting point
+can copy [the source checklist](references/source-checklist.md).
+
+- One row is one source, and the row's note becomes the source note.
+- The dependency column decides the treatment: a row marked as a dependency is
+  registered and pinned to a commit or version, so later changes reach the pages
+  that rest on it; a first-time reference is read for this round and cited in the
+  text, not registered.
+- The owner named on a row is who to ask when a link fails or ownership is
+  unclear, instead of guessing.
+- Report rows you cannot open or are not allowed to read; never drop one silently.
+
 ### Where each request goes
 
 - **Sources, notes, sessions or changed upstream material:** read
diff --git a/plugins/context/repo-install/skills/context/references/source-checklist.md b/plugins/context/repo-install/skills/context/references/source-checklist.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fbf6767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/context/repo-install/skills/context/references/source-checklist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Source checklist
+
+A page a team fills in before a knowledge base is built, so the Agent starts from
+a list instead of a conversation. It is optional: material described in
+conversation is registered the same way.
+
+Copy the template below, delete the groups you do not need, replace the example
+rows, and give the Agent the page's link.
+
+## How to fill it in
+
+1. Keep one row per source, and write the link's text as the material's name.
+2. Every row needs a link that opens and a single owner.
+3. Choose one update dependency per row; the note at the end explains the two.
+4. Leave a row in with "to confirm" after the owner when you are unsure it belongs.
+
+## Sources
+
+### Code repositories
+
+The repositories the knowledge is about and the ones it directly depends on.
+Registered repositories are pinned to a commit and compared by diff later.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [example-org/billing-service](https://example.com/example-org/billing-service) | The service the knowledge describes | A. Rivera | Registered as a dependency |
+| [example-org/billing-sdk](https://example.com/example-org/billing-sdk) | Client the service's callers use | B. Osei | Registered as a dependency |
+
+### Skills and plugins
+
+The Skills a workflow actually calls. Record the identifier and version; when the
+version moves, the knowledge is rechecked.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [invoice-report-gen v1.4.0](https://example.com/skills/invoice-report-gen) | Generates the reports the guides describe | B. Osei | Registered as a dependency |
+| [billing-metrics v0.9.2](https://example.com/skills/billing-metrics) | Collects the numbers quoted in the reference | C. Hart | Registered as a dependency |
+
+### Documents
+
+Design documents, specifications and one-pagers that have settled. Drafts and
+open proposals are left out.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Billing settlement design](https://example.com/docs/billing-settlement) | Goals and division of work; the basis for the guides | A. Rivera | Registered as a dependency |
+| [Billing FAQ](https://example.com/docs/billing-faq) | Past questions, used to fill the reference pages | C. Hart | First-time reference |
+
+### Conversations
+
+Troubleshooting or design discussions that reached a conclusion. Write them up as
+one note first, then list the note.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Settlement incident, 2026-03-18](https://example.com/notes/settlement-incident) | How one production problem was found and fixed | C. Hart | First-time reference |
+| [Scope discussion](https://example.com/notes/billing-scope) | Which repositories belong to this topic | A. Rivera | First-time reference |
+
+### Platforms and live sites
+
+Consoles, dashboards or published sites the pages need to cite.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Billing console](https://example.com/console/billing) | Where operators do the work the guides describe | D. Lindqvist | Registered as a dependency |
+| [Existing handbook](https://example.com/handbook/billing) | Already published, so it is not written twice | D. Lindqvist | First-time reference |
+
+### Notes and attachments
+
+Weekly reports, retrospectives and screenshots. They fold into the guides and
+reference rather than becoming topics of their own.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [2026-03 billing weekly](https://example.com/notes/billing-weekly) | Progress, useful as background | B. Osei | First-time reference |
+| [Release retrospective](https://example.com/notes/billing-retro) | Pitfalls, written into the FAQ | A. Rivera | First-time reference |
+
+> **Update dependency**: *Registered as a dependency* = when the source changes,
+> the pages resting on it are rechecked and revised; it stays anchored to a commit
+> or version. *First-time reference* = read while writing this round and cited in
+> the text; later updates do not come back to it.
+
+## Structure
+
+Keep the directory closest to the knowledge base you are building, delete the
+rest, then add or drop levels.
+
+- **Product or service knowledge base** — Overview; Getting started; Solutions by
+  scenario; Guides for the workflow, integration and release; Reference for
+  commands, fields and FAQ.
+- **External manual for a platform** — Overview; Getting started with access;
+  Solutions by use case; Guides for daily operation and troubleshooting;
+  Reference for APIs, configuration and limits.
+- **External manual for a tool** — Overview; Getting started with install and
+  first output; Guides for each workflow; How it works; Reference; Release notes.
+- **On-call knowledge base** — Duty basics; Common problems by component;
+  Troubleshooting from symptom to action; Contacts and escalation; Past cases.
+- **Business knowledge base** — Business overview; Terms and rules; End-to-end
+  flow; Common questions; Change log.
+
+## Start-up prompt
+
+Adjust it, then send it with the checklist's link.
+
+```text
+I own <team / knowledge base>. Research and initialise the knowledge workspace
+from this checklist and produce the first round of knowledge. Keep to the
+material listed here; ask me before bringing in anything else.
+1. Check every link opens; register the rows marked as a dependency as sources,
+   pinning repositories to the current commit and recording Skill versions. List
+   anything you cannot open or are not allowed to read
+2. Ask me about missing links, missing owners or unclear ownership; where someone
+   else has to confirm, reach the owner named on the row
+3. Once you have read the sources, plan the directory against the structure kept
+   above; raise a better split with me first if you see one
+4. Write in batches only after I confirm the directory, and keep every claim
+   traceable to its source
+5. When writing is done, produce a diff report for my review; publish only after
+   it passes
+```
diff --git a/plugins/context/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md b/plugins/context/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
index 99407708..03b00910 100644
--- a/plugins/context/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/context/skills/context-plan/SKILL.md
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ an audience enters production; do not count registration as completed research.
 1. Identify the selected project's existing `PLAN-*.md`, workspace and Git root.
    Reuse a matching plan. Inspect its current stage, permissions and pending work
    before expanding research; do not reset a live Context workflow.
-2. Read [project-planning.md](references/project-planning.md). Review the existing
+2. Ask once whether a prepared source checklist exists for this project, and take
+   its link if so: a filled checklist names each source, its owner and whether the
+   knowledge depends on it, which shortens inventory. The `context` Skill carries
+   a template under `references/source-checklist.md`. It is never required —
+   without one, continue and register material from the conversation.
+3. Read [project-planning.md](references/project-planning.md). Review the existing
    knowledge workspace and relevant approved articles before grouping new material.
    Map overlaps, gaps and relationships between documents, repositories and pages;
    distinguish reuse, revision, consolidation and new coverage in the PLAN.
@@ -47,11 +52,11 @@ an audience enters production; do not count registration as completed research.
    evidence already available; do not wait for a complete PLAN. Follow the early
    scope rules in project-planning.md, including previously confirmed choices.
    Reuse accessible local checkouts and saved research before fetching again.
-3. Create or update `PLAN-YYYYMMDD-slug.md` at that project's Git root using
+4. Create or update `PLAN-YYYYMMDD-slug.md` at that project's Git root using
    [the report template](templates/PLAN.md). Keep downloaded research under
    `.tmp/context-plans/YYYYMMDD-slug/`; the layout is a working convention,
    not a new CLI validation rule.
-4. Present the first report and complete its review before production. By default,
+5. Present the first report and complete its review before production. By default,
    obtain the user's approval; only an authorized `plan_review: delegate` override
    permits Agent review as described below.
    Resolve the reporting preference: report after all stages, or after each
diff --git a/plugins/context/skills/context/SKILL.md b/plugins/context/skills/context/SKILL.md
index 67b374fc..7e484729 100644
--- a/plugins/context/skills/context/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/context/skills/context/SKILL.md
@@ -238,6 +238,23 @@ Within an active Context workflow, requests include, but are not limited to:
 | Commit workspace results | Save selected workspace files in local Git, without pushing or including unrelated changes. |
 | Restore a historical workspace version | Select a saved commit, restore only the agreed workspace scope and make its sources usable again. |
 
+### A prepared source checklist
+
+A reader may arrive with a filled checklist — a page listing the material, its
+owners and whether the knowledge depends on it — instead of describing sources
+in conversation. Read it and register from it. Never require one: material
+described in conversation is equally valid. A team that wants a starting point
+can copy [the source checklist](references/source-checklist.md).
+
+- One row is one source, and the row's note becomes the source note.
+- The dependency column decides the treatment: a row marked as a dependency is
+  registered and pinned to a commit or version, so later changes reach the pages
+  that rest on it; a first-time reference is read for this round and cited in the
+  text, not registered.
+- The owner named on a row is who to ask when a link fails or ownership is
+  unclear, instead of guessing.
+- Report rows you cannot open or are not allowed to read; never drop one silently.
+
 ### Where each request goes
 
 - **Sources, notes, sessions or changed upstream material:** read
diff --git a/plugins/context/skills/context/references/source-checklist.md b/plugins/context/skills/context/references/source-checklist.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fbf6767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/context/skills/context/references/source-checklist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Source checklist
+
+A page a team fills in before a knowledge base is built, so the Agent starts from
+a list instead of a conversation. It is optional: material described in
+conversation is registered the same way.
+
+Copy the template below, delete the groups you do not need, replace the example
+rows, and give the Agent the page's link.
+
+## How to fill it in
+
+1. Keep one row per source, and write the link's text as the material's name.
+2. Every row needs a link that opens and a single owner.
+3. Choose one update dependency per row; the note at the end explains the two.
+4. Leave a row in with "to confirm" after the owner when you are unsure it belongs.
+
+## Sources
+
+### Code repositories
+
+The repositories the knowledge is about and the ones it directly depends on.
+Registered repositories are pinned to a commit and compared by diff later.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [example-org/billing-service](https://example.com/example-org/billing-service) | The service the knowledge describes | A. Rivera | Registered as a dependency |
+| [example-org/billing-sdk](https://example.com/example-org/billing-sdk) | Client the service's callers use | B. Osei | Registered as a dependency |
+
+### Skills and plugins
+
+The Skills a workflow actually calls. Record the identifier and version; when the
+version moves, the knowledge is rechecked.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [invoice-report-gen v1.4.0](https://example.com/skills/invoice-report-gen) | Generates the reports the guides describe | B. Osei | Registered as a dependency |
+| [billing-metrics v0.9.2](https://example.com/skills/billing-metrics) | Collects the numbers quoted in the reference | C. Hart | Registered as a dependency |
+
+### Documents
+
+Design documents, specifications and one-pagers that have settled. Drafts and
+open proposals are left out.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Billing settlement design](https://example.com/docs/billing-settlement) | Goals and division of work; the basis for the guides | A. Rivera | Registered as a dependency |
+| [Billing FAQ](https://example.com/docs/billing-faq) | Past questions, used to fill the reference pages | C. Hart | First-time reference |
+
+### Conversations
+
+Troubleshooting or design discussions that reached a conclusion. Write them up as
+one note first, then list the note.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Settlement incident, 2026-03-18](https://example.com/notes/settlement-incident) | How one production problem was found and fixed | C. Hart | First-time reference |
+| [Scope discussion](https://example.com/notes/billing-scope) | Which repositories belong to this topic | A. Rivera | First-time reference |
+
+### Platforms and live sites
+
+Consoles, dashboards or published sites the pages need to cite.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Billing console](https://example.com/console/billing) | Where operators do the work the guides describe | D. Lindqvist | Registered as a dependency |
+| [Existing handbook](https://example.com/handbook/billing) | Already published, so it is not written twice | D. Lindqvist | First-time reference |
+
+### Notes and attachments
+
+Weekly reports, retrospectives and screenshots. They fold into the guides and
+reference rather than becoming topics of their own.
+
+| Link | What it is | Owner | Update dependency |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [2026-03 billing weekly](https://example.com/notes/billing-weekly) | Progress, useful as background | B. Osei | First-time reference |
+| [Release retrospective](https://example.com/notes/billing-retro) | Pitfalls, written into the FAQ | A. Rivera | First-time reference |
+
+> **Update dependency**: *Registered as a dependency* = when the source changes,
+> the pages resting on it are rechecked and revised; it stays anchored to a commit
+> or version. *First-time reference* = read while writing this round and cited in
+> the text; later updates do not come back to it.
+
+## Structure
+
+Keep the directory closest to the knowledge base you are building, delete the
+rest, then add or drop levels.
+
+- **Product or service knowledge base** — Overview; Getting started; Solutions by
+  scenario; Guides for the workflow, integration and release; Reference for
+  commands, fields and FAQ.
+- **External manual for a platform** — Overview; Getting started with access;
+  Solutions by use case; Guides for daily operation and troubleshooting;
+  Reference for APIs, configuration and limits.
+- **External manual for a tool** — Overview; Getting started with install and
+  first output; Guides for each workflow; How it works; Reference; Release notes.
+- **On-call knowledge base** — Duty basics; Common problems by component;
+  Troubleshooting from symptom to action; Contacts and escalation; Past cases.
+- **Business knowledge base** — Business overview; Terms and rules; End-to-end
+  flow; Common questions; Change log.
+
+## Start-up prompt
+
+Adjust it, then send it with the checklist's link.
+
+```text
+I own <team / knowledge base>. Research and initialise the knowledge workspace
+from this checklist and produce the first round of knowledge. Keep to the
+material listed here; ask me before bringing in anything else.
+1. Check every link opens; register the rows marked as a dependency as sources,
+   pinning repositories to the current commit and recording Skill versions. List
+   anything you cannot open or are not allowed to read
+2. Ask me about missing links, missing owners or unclear ownership; where someone
+   else has to confirm, reach the owner named on the row
+3. Once you have read the sources, plan the directory against the structure kept
+   above; raise a better split with me first if you see one
+4. Write in batches only after I confirm the directory, and keep every claim
+   traceable to its source
+5. When writing is done, produce a diff report for my review; publish only after
+   it passes
+```