Organizing a synchronous communication session according to context

A computer-implemented method within a computer hardware system, comprising:

• detecting, based upon an input received from a user, a trigger event;
• identifying, based upon the trigger event, a foreground application executing within the computer hardware system when the input was received;
• retrieving, from the identified foreground application, a digital asset displayed in the foreground application when the input was received, the digital asset including content and metadata;
• analyzing the content of the digital asset to identify a list of candidate participants;
• displaying, within a user interface separate from the foreground application, the list;
• and sending, to at least one of the candidate participants selected from within the user interface, an invite for a synchronous communication session, wherein the detecting, the identifying, the retrieving, the analyzing, and the displaying are performed by a context agent executing within the computer hardware system and separate from the foreground application.