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<p className="subtitle">Use additional context sources from outside of your codebase by leveraging OpenCtx providers.</p>

<Callout type="info">OpenCtx context providers are in the Experimental stage for all Cody users. Enterprise users can also use this, but with limited support. If you have feedback or questions, please visit our [support forum](https://community.sourcegraph.com/c/openctx/10).</Callout>
<Callout type="tip">MCP is the recommended method for adding external context in Cody due to its broad community adoption and extensive tool support. [Read the docs](/cody/capabilities/agentic-context-fetching#mcp-support) to learn more about configuring MCP.</Callout>

[OpenCtx](https://openctx.org/) is an open standard for bringing contextual info about code into your dev tools. Cody Free and Pro users can use OpenCtx providers to fetch and use context from the following sources:
[OpenCtx](https://openctx.org/) is an open standard for bringing contextual info about code into your dev tools. OpenCtx context providers are in the Experimental stage for all Cody users. Enterprise users can use this, but with limited support. Cody Free and Pro users can use OpenCtx providers to fetch and use context from the following sources:

- [Webpages (via URL)](https://openctx.org/docs/providers/web) (enabled in Cody by default)
- [Jira tickets](https://openctx.org/docs/providers/jira)
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