diff --git a/DESIGN.md b/DESIGN.md
index 810b5817..807899bf 100644
--- a/DESIGN.md
+++ b/DESIGN.md
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ A wrapper keybinding associates a particular combination of `key` and `when` wit
         "args": {
             "command": "editor.action.selectToBracket"
         },
-        "when": "kb-macro.recording && editorTextFocus"
+        "when": "kb-macro.active && editorTextFocus"
     }
 ```
 
-We use the wrapper command only when the macro recording is ongoing. So we add the `kb-macro.recording` context to every wrapper keybinding.
+Since we want to use the wrapper command only when needed, we add the `kb-macro.active` context to every wrapper keybinding.
 
 Why don't we use the wrapper keybindings always to simplify things? Because we want to keep the original behavior of each command for the keybindings as much as possible. It is not clear but the indirect execution may not be perfectly transparent.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca62c277..226ed105 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ the corresponding wrapper should look like below.
         "args": {
             "command": "editor.action.selectToBracket"
         },
-        "when": "kb-macro.recording && editorTextFocus"
+        "when": "kb-macro.active && editorTextFocus"
     }
 ```
 Add this keybinding rule below the original one in the `keybindings.json`.
 
 The followings are the details.
 - The `kb-macro.wrap` command is the wrapper that executes the target command specified in the `args.command` parameter and records it on the sequence.
-- The `when` clause of a wrapper keybinding should contain additional context `kb-macro.recording`, which evaluates to `true` when macro recording is active.
+- The `when` clause of a wrapper keybinding should contain additional context `kb-macro.active`, which evaluates to `true` when the recording mechanism is active.
 - If you have an `args` parameter for the target command, you could write it in `args.args`.
 - If the target command is not a built-in command of VS Code, in other words, it is provided by an extension, likely you may need to add an `args.await` parameter in the wrapper. See below.
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ We need to know the true timing of the end of command execution, especially for
             "command": "some.extension.command",
             "await": "document selection"
         },
-        "when": "kb-macro.recording && editorTextFocus"
+        "when": "kb-macro.active && editorTextFocus"
     }
 ```
 The value of an `args.await` parameter is a space-separated keyword list. Possible keywords are shown below.
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ The `kb-macro.playback` command has an optional `sequence` argument to specify a
 
 | `when` clause context | True when |
 | --------------------- | --------- |
+| `kb-macro.active`     | The recording mechanism is active, which is almost the same as `kb-macro.recording` |
 | `kb-macro.recording`  | The macro recording is ongoing |
 | `kb-macro.playing`    | The macro playback is ongoing |