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DetailContextStream logo ContextStreamShortcut logo Shortcut
What it doesShared project context for AI coding agents AI agent for Excel automation and financial modeling
StageStartup Startup
Founded2024 2024
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingStarter: Free with 10,000 credits every month, 1 user, up to 15 projects. Pro: $19/month with 25,000 credits every month, 1 user, unlimited projects. Elite: $49/month with 100,000 credits every month, 1 user, unlimited projects. Team: $79/user/month with 200,000 credits per seat pooled, 3+ users, $2 Free plan with 20 weekly credits. Pro plan: $100/month (billed annually; credits refresh monthly, save $300/year). Teams: $320/month + $100 per seat/month (billed annually). Enterprise: Custom pricing. Individual credits: 1,000 monthly plan credits with Pro. Teams pooled credits: 1,000 monthly team
Key features
  • Hosted code search with indexing and dependency graphs
  • Save and retrieve project decisions with reasoning
  • Record lessons from past work to guide future tasks
  • Plans, runbooks, and handoffs for agent coordination
  • MCP integration with Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Grok
  • Change impact analysis and code health metrics
  • Team collaboration with shared workspaces
  • Privacy controls and access permissions
  • ContextCode CLI and VS Code extension
  • Knowledge Atlas to explore code and project connections
  • Natural language Excel commands
  • Automatic formula generation
  • LBO model building
  • DCF and 3-statement model creation
  • Excel add-in integration
  • Existing file automation
  • CLI interface for workflows
  • Data tracing to source files
  • Error checking and validation
What makes it different
  • Switch agents without re-explaining the project
  • Decisions and lessons carry over across sessions and tools
  • Full-featured free plan with 10,000 monthly credits
  • High code recall (99.38%) and memory accuracy (91.4%)
  • Evidence-based answers with source attribution
  • Saves 10-15 hours per week on financial reporting tasks
  • Reduces manual work by up to 70%
  • Costs 38% less than Claude for Excel
  • 76% accuracy on real-world finance tasks
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)30 −1 (down) since last check44 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)513
Citation Flow (Majestic)3637
Referring domains (Majestic)109413

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