diff --git a/src/db.ts b/src/db.ts
index dd01c92..888f81a 100644
--- a/src/db.ts
+++ b/src/db.ts
@@ -68,9 +68,74 @@ export async function getNextTaskId(projectKey: string): Promise<string> {
 }
 
 /**
- * Get project key from name, or generate one
+ * Detect project from current working directory
  */
-export async function getProjectKey(projectName: string): Promise<string> {
+export function detectProjectFromCwd(): string | null {
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
+
+  // Known project path patterns
+  const patterns: Record<string, string> = {
+    'SmartTranslate': 'ST',
+    'VPN': 'VPN',
+    'BestGPT': 'BGPT',
+    'AssistOWUI': 'OWUI',
+    'AssistForOpenWebUI': 'OWUI',
+    'AssistForJira': 'AFJ',
+    'eToroGridbot': 'GB',
+    'WildFiles': 'WF',
+    'Circles': 'CIR',
+    'ClaudeFramework': 'CF',
+    'AgilitonScripts': 'AS',
+    'WHMCS': 'WHMCS',
+    'Cardscanner': 'CS',
+    'ZorkiOS': 'ZORK',
+    'MeetingMind': 'MM',
+    'PropertyMap': 'PM',
+    'Rubic': 'RUB',
+    'Socialguard': 'SG',
+  };
+
+  // Check each pattern
+  for (const [name, key] of Object.entries(patterns)) {
+    if (cwd.includes(`/${name}/`) || cwd.endsWith(`/${name}`)) {
+      return key;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Try to extract from Apps/X or Libraries/X path
+  const appsMatch = cwd.match(/\/Apps\/([^/]+)/);
+  if (appsMatch) {
+    return appsMatch[1].replace(/[a-z]/g, '').slice(0, 4) || appsMatch[1].slice(0, 3).toUpperCase();
+  }
+
+  const infraMatch = cwd.match(/\/Infrastructure\/([^/]+)/);
+  if (infraMatch) {
+    return infraMatch[1].replace(/[a-z]/g, '').slice(0, 4) || infraMatch[1].slice(0, 3).toUpperCase();
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get project key from name, or generate one
+ * If projectName is empty/undefined, tries to detect from CWD
+ */
+export async function getProjectKey(projectName?: string): Promise<string> {
+  // Auto-detect if not provided
+  if (!projectName) {
+    const detected = detectProjectFromCwd();
+    if (detected) {
+      // Ensure project exists in DB
+      await execute(
+        `INSERT INTO projects (key, name) VALUES ($1, $1)
+         ON CONFLICT (key) DO NOTHING`,
+        [detected]
+      );
+      return detected;
+    }
+    return 'MISC';  // Fallback for unknown projects
+  }
+
   // First check if already registered
   const existing = await queryOne<{ key: string }>(
     `SELECT key FROM projects WHERE name = $1 LIMIT 1`,
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7395ad4..41179ac 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { taskSimilar, taskContext } from './tools/search.js';
 import { taskLink, checklistAdd, checklistToggle, taskResolveDuplicate } from './tools/relations.js';
 import { epicAdd, epicList, epicShow, epicAssign, epicClose } from './tools/epics.js';
 import { taskDelegations, taskDelegationQuery } from './tools/delegations.js';
-import { projectLock, projectUnlock, projectLockStatus } from './tools/locks.js';
+import { projectLock, projectUnlock, projectLockStatus, projectContext } from './tools/locks.js';
 
 // Create MCP server
 const server = new Server(
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => {
           project: a.project,
         });
         break;
+      case 'project_context':
+        result = await projectContext();
+        break;
 
       default:
         throw new Error(`Unknown tool: ${name}`);
diff --git a/src/tools/index.ts b/src/tools/index.ts
index 4d6f906..a20f788 100644
--- a/src/tools/index.ts
+++ b/src/tools/index.ts
@@ -272,4 +272,12 @@ export const toolDefinitions = [
       },
     },
   },
+  {
+    name: 'project_context',
+    description: 'Get project context from current directory - returns detected project, open tasks, epics, and lock status. Use at session start.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {},
+    },
+  },
 ];
diff --git a/src/tools/locks.ts b/src/tools/locks.ts
index 5f86de6..f3d78c8 100644
--- a/src/tools/locks.ts
+++ b/src/tools/locks.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Project lock operations for session exclusivity
 
-import { query, queryOne, execute, getProjectKey } from '../db.js';
+import { query, queryOne, execute, getProjectKey, detectProjectFromCwd } from '../db.js';
 
 interface ProjectLock {
   project: string;
@@ -150,3 +150,93 @@ export async function projectLockStatus(args: LockStatusArgs): Promise<string> {
 
   return lines.join('\n');
 }
+
+interface Task {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  type: string;
+  status: string;
+  priority: string;
+}
+
+interface Epic {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  status: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get project context from CWD - returns project key, open tasks, and epics
+ */
+export async function projectContext(): Promise<string> {
+  const projectKey = detectProjectFromCwd();
+
+  if (!projectKey) {
+    return 'No project detected from current directory';
+  }
+
+  // Ensure project exists
+  await execute(
+    `INSERT INTO projects (key, name) VALUES ($1, $1) ON CONFLICT (key) DO NOTHING`,
+    [projectKey]
+  );
+
+  // Get open tasks for this project
+  const tasks = await query<Task>(
+    `SELECT id, title, type, status, priority FROM tasks
+     WHERE project = $1 AND status != 'completed'
+     ORDER BY
+       CASE priority WHEN 'P0' THEN 0 WHEN 'P1' THEN 1 WHEN 'P2' THEN 2 ELSE 3 END,
+       created_at DESC
+     LIMIT 10`,
+    [projectKey]
+  );
+
+  // Get open epics for this project
+  const epics = await query<Epic>(
+    `SELECT id, title, status FROM epics
+     WHERE project = $1 AND status != 'completed'
+     ORDER BY created_at DESC
+     LIMIT 5`,
+    [projectKey]
+  );
+
+  // Check lock status
+  const lock = await queryOne<ProjectLock>(
+    `SELECT * FROM project_locks WHERE project = $1`,
+    [projectKey]
+  );
+
+  let result = `Project: ${projectKey}\n`;
+  result += `CWD: ${process.cwd()}\n`;
+
+  if (lock) {
+    const now = new Date();
+    const expired = lock.expires_at && new Date(lock.expires_at) < now;
+    result += `Lock: ${expired ? 'EXPIRED' : 'ACTIVE'} (session: ${lock.session_id.substring(0, 8)}...)\n`;
+  } else {
+    result += `Lock: None\n`;
+  }
+
+  result += `\n`;
+
+  if (epics.length > 0) {
+    result += `Epics (${epics.length}):\n`;
+    epics.forEach(e => {
+      result += `  ${e.id}: ${e.title} [${e.status}]\n`;
+    });
+    result += `\n`;
+  }
+
+  if (tasks.length > 0) {
+    result += `Tasks (${tasks.length}):\n`;
+    tasks.forEach(t => {
+      const icon = t.status === 'in_progress' ? '>' : ' ';
+      result += `${icon} ${t.priority} ${t.id}: ${t.title} [${t.type}]\n`;
+    });
+  } else {
+    result += `No open tasks\n`;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}