Context Engineering

Treat context as a finite working set. Load the smallest high-signal set of information that can produce the desired behavior, then refresh it as the task evolves.

When To Use

• prepare a focused context packet before an agent starts work
• audit why an agent is hallucinating APIs, ignoring conventions, repeating mistakes, or losing the thread
• decide what repo files, docs, examples, tool outputs, conversation history, or external references should be loaded now versus retrieved later
• compact or hand off a long-running task without losing decisions, constraints, failures, or next actions
• switch between major tasks and remove stale or irrelevant context

Not For