Owlmeans Context

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name: owlmeans-context
description: How to use @owlmeans/context — the context every OwlMeans app looks things up on, context.service() and resource lookups, typed entrypoint protocol references, and entitySlug vs entityId addressing. Auto-invoked when importing from @owlmeans/context or obtaining a service, resource or entrypoint from a context.
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# Context lookups

**Install:** `bun add @owlmeans/context@^0.1.18-rc.26`

Use a protocol declaration directly when obtaining an entrypoint. The declaration supplies the
registered entrypoint’s request and response types.

```ts
const project = await context.entrypoint(projectProtocols.get).call({
  params: { id },
})
```

Use `context.service(alias)` for registered services and context resource APIs for data access.
Protocol declarations are shared immutable values; context registration receives local server or
client entrypoints created with `bind()`, `bindAll()` or `bindScreen()`.

Keep organization entity addressing on the wire as `entitySlug`. Resolve the stable `entityId`
inside the context before persisting relations or calling third parties.