> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Context • AI Agent SDK

> get_context: Build context from session memory and knowledge.

# get\_context

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> This is a method of the [**Session**](../classes/Session) class in the [**session**](../modules/session) module.

Build context from session memory and knowledge.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def get_context(query: str, max_items: int) -> str
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="query" type="str" required={true}>
  Query to build context for
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="max_items" type="int" required={false} default="3">
  Maximum items per section
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="str">
  Formatted context string
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `build_context_for_task`

## Used By

* [`Agent.get_memory_context`](../functions/Agent-get_memory_context)

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/session.py` at line 441
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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Context Concept" icon="layer-group" href="/docs/concepts/context" />

  <Card title="Context Management" icon="sliders" href="/docs/features/context-management" />

  <Card title="Context Strategies" icon="diagram-project" href="/docs/features/context-strategies" />
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