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layout: commands
page_title: 'Commands: Context use'
sidebar_title: 'context use'
description: 'Set the default context.'
---

# Waypoint Context use

Command: `waypoint context use`

Set the default context.

@include "commands/context-use_desc.mdx"

## Usage

Usage: `waypoint context use [options] NAME`

Set the default context for the CLI.

#### Global Options

- `-plain` - Plain output: no colors, no animation. The default is false.
- `-app=<string>` (`-a`) - App to target. Certain commands require a single app target for Waypoint configurations with multiple apps. If you have a single app, then this can be ignored.
- `-project=<string>` (`-p`) - Project to target.
- `-workspace=<string>` (`-w`) - Workspace to operate in.

@include "commands/context-use_more.mdx"
