diff --git a/packages/web/spec/program/context/name.mdx b/packages/web/spec/program/context/name.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31fd7fb17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/spec/program/context/name.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+sidebar_position: 6
+---
+
+import SchemaViewer from "@site/src/components/SchemaViewer";
+
+# Named contexts
+
+Contexts may include a `name` property for distinguishing them from
+other contexts. This is particularly useful inside `pick` alternatives,
+where several possible contexts may apply at a given point in execution
+and runtime information is needed to select which one is active.
+
+<SchemaViewer schema={{ id: "schema:ethdebug/format/program/context/name" }} />
diff --git a/packages/web/src/schemas.ts b/packages/web/src/schemas.ts
index 194cdf0344..619c35b043 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/schemas.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/schemas.ts
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ const programSchemaIndex: SchemaIndex = {
     href: "/spec/program/context",
   },
 
-  ...["code", "variables", "remark", "pick", "gather", "frame"]
+  ...["name", "code", "variables", "remark", "pick", "gather", "frame"]
     .map((name) => ({
       [`schema:ethdebug/format/program/context/${name}`]: {
         href: `/spec/program/context/${name}`,
diff --git a/schemas/program/context.schema.yaml b/schemas/program/context.schema.yaml
index 1a82386220..ba5a4ee87d 100644
--- a/schemas/program/context.schema.yaml
+++ b/schemas/program/context.schema.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ description: |
 type: object
 
 allOf:
+  - if:
+      required: ["name"]
+    then:
+      description: |
+        A label for distinguishing this context from others.
+      $ref: "schema:ethdebug/format/program/context/name"
   - if:
       required: ["code"]
     then:
diff --git a/schemas/program/context/name.schema.yaml b/schemas/program/context/name.schema.yaml
index 57d0ce77c3..7591610593 100644
--- a/schemas/program/context/name.schema.yaml
+++ b/schemas/program/context/name.schema.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ $id: "schema:ethdebug/format/program/context/name"
 
 title: ethdebug/format/program/context/name
 description: |
-  The name of the context, for use in disambiguating future instruction
-  annotations that specify one of several possible contexts based on
-  information only available at runtime.
+  A label for distinguishing this context from other contexts.
+  This is particularly useful inside `pick` alternatives,
+  where several possible contexts may apply at a given point in
+  execution and runtime information is needed to select which one
+  is active.
+
+  Context names are opaque strings with no format-imposed semantics.
+  Compilers **should** choose names that are meaningful to debugger
+  users.
 
 type: object
 properties:
@@ -15,4 +21,7 @@ required:
   - name
 
 examples:
+  # example: naming an inlined call site
+  - name: "inlined-call"
+  # example: naming a generic instantiation
   - name: "Array<T=bytes32>"
diff --git a/schemas/program/context/pick.schema.yaml b/schemas/program/context/pick.schema.yaml
index c36c8a9bee..3250900d4d 100644
--- a/schemas/program/context/pick.schema.yaml
+++ b/schemas/program/context/pick.schema.yaml
@@ -33,3 +33,20 @@ examples:
           range:
             offset: 132
             length: 16
+
+  - # example: named alternatives for disambiguation
+    pick:
+      - name: "inlined-call"
+        code:
+          source:
+            id: 5
+          range:
+            offset: 68
+            length: 16
+      - name: "original-site"
+        code:
+          source:
+            id: 5
+          range:
+            offset: 132
+            length: 16