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Context engineering

Designing all the information, tools, memory, and instructions available to a model at runtime.

Example

A team adds policies, definitions, and recent account history so the model has the right context.

Why people use it

Knowing how “Context engineering” works helps teams give models clearer instructions and diagnose weak prompts.

What you'll hear

“Can we improve this with Context engineering before we change the model?”

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