Context Engineering: What It Is and Why It Matters

Context engineering quickly becomes a core skill for anyone working with large language models (LLMs) and AI agents. Unlike prompt engineering, which is about crafting single questions or requests, context engineering focuses on providing the right background, files, and environment so LLMs can solve your task.

Sources:

https://cognition.ai/blog/dont-build-multi-agents

https://blog.langchain.com/the-rise-of-context-engineering/

https://rlancemartin.github.io/2025/06/23/context_engineering/

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