diff --git a/docs/site/Context.md b/docs/site/Context.md
index e5ab093fdace..45783e4ebe8c 100644
--- a/docs/site/Context.md
+++ b/docs/site/Context.md
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ as an example, we can create custom sequences that:
 Let's see this in action:
 
 ```ts
-import {DefaultSequence, RestBindings} from '@loopback/rest';
+import {DefaultSequence, RestBindings, RequestContext} from '@loopback/rest';
 
 class MySequence extends DefaultSequence {
-  async handle(request: ParsedRequest, response: ServerResponse) {
-    // we provide these value for convenience (taken from the Context)
-    // but they are still available in the sequence/request context
+  async handle(context: RequestContext) {
+    // RequestContext provides request/response properties for convenience
+    // and performance, but they are still available in the context too
     const req = await this.ctx.get(RestBindings.Http.REQUEST);
     const res = await this.ctx.get(RestBindings.Http.RESPONSE);
     this.send(res, `hello ${req.query.name}`);
diff --git a/docs/site/Creating-components.md b/docs/site/Creating-components.md
index 71362e42e2c8..524ecf72b8fa 100644
--- a/docs/site/Creating-components.md
+++ b/docs/site/Creating-components.md
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ The idiomatic solution has two parts:
     ```ts
     class AppSequence implements SequenceHandler {
       constructor(
-        @inject(RestBindings.Http.CONTEXT) protected ctx: Context,
         @inject(RestBindings.SequenceActions.FIND_ROUTE) protected findRoute: FindRoute,
         @inject(RestBindings.SequenceActions.PARSE_PARAMS) protected parseParams: ParseParams,
         @inject(RestBindings.SequenceActions.INVOKE_METHOD) protected invoke: InvokeMethod,
@@ -223,18 +222,19 @@ The idiomatic solution has two parts:
         @inject('authentication.actions.authenticate') protected authenticate: AuthenticateFn
       ) {}
 
-      async handle(req: ParsedRequest, res: ServerResponse) {
+      async handle(context: RequestContext) {
         try {
-        const route = this.findRoute(req);
+          const {request, response} = context;
+          const route = this.findRoute(request);
 
           // Invoke the new action:
-          const user = await this.authenticate(req);
+          const user = await this.authenticate(request);
 
-          const args = await parseOperationArgs(req, route);
+          const args = await parseOperationArgs(request, route);
           const result = await this.invoke(route, args);
-          this.send(res, result);
-        } catch (err) {
-          this.reject(res, req, err);
+          this.send(response, result);
+        } catch (error) {
+          this.reject(context, err);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/docs/site/Implementing-features.md b/docs/site/Implementing-features.md
index 53845c838e4c..a2dbf8b79a97 100644
--- a/docs/site/Implementing-features.md
+++ b/docs/site/Implementing-features.md
@@ -639,14 +639,15 @@ export class MySequence implements SequenceHandler {
     @inject(RestSequenceActions.REJECT) protected reject: Reject,
   ) {}
 
-  async handle(req: ParsedRequest, res: ServerResponse) {
+  async handle(context: RequestContext) {
     try {
-      const route = this.findRoute(req);
-      const args = await this.parseParams(req, route);
+      const {request, response} = context;
+      const route = this.findRoute(request);
+      const args = await this.parseParams(requset, route);
       const result = await this.invoke(route, args);
-      this.send(res, result);
+      this.send(response, result);
     } catch (err) {
-      this.reject(res, req, err);
+      this.reject(context, err);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -660,23 +661,24 @@ Now it's time to customize the default sequence to print a common log line. Edit
 the `handle` method as follows:
 
 ```ts
-async handle(req: ParsedRequest, res: ServerResponse) {
+async handle(context: RequestContext) {
   try {
-    const route = this.findRoute(req);
-    const args = await this.parseParams(req, route);
+    const {request, response} = context;
+    const route = this.findRoute(request);
+    const args = await this.parseParams(request, route);
     const result = await this.invoke(route, args);
-    this.send(res, result);
+    this.send(response, result);
     this.log([
-      req.socket.remoteAddress,
+      request.socket.remoteAddress,
       '-',
       '-',
       `[${strftime('%d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S %z', new Date())}]`,
-      `"${req.method} ${req.path} HTTP/${req.httpVersion}"`,
-      res.statusCode,
+      `"${request.method} ${request.path} HTTP/${request.httpVersion}"`,
+      response.statusCode,
       '-',
     ].join(' '));
   } catch (err) {
-    this.reject(res, req, err);
+    this.reject(context, err);
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/packages/authentication/README.md b/packages/authentication/README.md
index dc675db0cd36..9caf89c1939f 100644
--- a/packages/authentication/README.md
+++ b/packages/authentication/README.md
@@ -132,18 +132,19 @@ export class MySequence implements SequenceHandler {
     protected authenticateRequest: AuthenticateFn,
   ) {}
 
-  async handle(req: ParsedRequest, res: ServerResponse) {
+  async handle(context: RequestContext) {
     try {
-      const route = this.findRoute(req);
+      const {request, response} = context;
+      const route = this.findRoute(request);
 
       // This is the important line added to the default sequence implementation
-      await this.authenticateRequest(req);
+      await this.authenticateRequest(request);
 
-      const args = await this.parseParams(req, route);
+      const args = await this.parseParams(request, route);
       const result = await this.invoke(route, args);
-      this.send(res, result);
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.reject(res, req, err);
+      this.send(response, result);
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.reject(context, error);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/generators/extension/templates/src/providers/README.md b/packages/cli/generators/extension/templates/src/providers/README.md
index 96a549cc935f..8576d12cefe4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generators/extension/templates/src/providers/README.md
+++ b/packages/cli/generators/extension/templates/src/providers/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ class LogSequence implements SequenceHandler {
     @inject(ExtensionStarterBindings.LOG_ACTION) protected logger: LogFn,
   ) {}
 
-  async handle(req: ParsedRequest, res: ServerResponse) {
+  async handle(context: RequestContext) {
+    const {request, response} = context;
+
     // We define these variable outside so they can be accessed by logger.
     let args: any = [];
     let result: any;
@@ -86,17 +88,17 @@ class LogSequence implements SequenceHandler {
     const start = this.logger.startTimer();
 
     try {
-      const route = this.findRoute(req);
-      args = await this.parseParams(req, route);
+      const route = this.findRoute(request);
+      args = await this.parseParams(request, route);
       result = await this.invoke(route, args);
-      this.send(res, result);
-    } catch (err) {
-      result = err; // so we can log the error message in the logger
-      this.reject(res, req, err);
+      this.send(response, result);
+    } catch (error) {
+      result = error; // so we can log the error message in the logger
+      this.reject(context, error);
     }
 
     // We call the logger function given to us by LogProvider
-    this.logger(req, args, result, start);
+    this.logger(request, args, result, start);
   }
 }
 ```