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What is context engineering?

Context engineering is the practice of selecting and shaping the right instructions, retrieved knowledge, tool outputs, and memory before a model call.

Artificial Intelligence Medium Theory

What is context engineering?

Context engineering is the practice of selecting and shaping the right instructions, retrieved knowledge, tool outputs, and memory before a model call.

  • Bigger context is not always better
  • Relevance matters more than volume
  • Ordering and formatting affect results

What is context engineering?