Context Engineering

12 stories tagged Context Engineering.

Agent Harnesses, Not Bigger Context Windows, Decide Long Task Success

A new analysis argues agent harnesses beat raw context windows on long tasks. We examine the four mechanisms, the missing benchmarks, and what it means.

Same Model, 30% to 95%: Why the Harness Beats the Weights

Yuki Okonkwo1 month ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo1 month ago

Same Model, 30% to 95%: Why the Harness Beats the Weights

YC Paper Club argues the scaffolding around an LLM, not the weights, drives results. Prime Agent, OpenJarvis, and QM show how far the wrapper can go.

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Jeff Dean at YC: Napkin Math, Bad Transistors, and the 1% Rule

Yuki Okonkwo3 months ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo3 months ago

Jeff Dean at YC: Napkin Math, Bad Transistors, and the 1% Rule

Google's Chief Scientist Jeff Dean at YC Startup School 2026 on inference hardware, agent specs, the 1% startup rule, and why taste is the last scarce skill.

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AI Loop Engineering: Separating Hype from Practice

Bob Reynolds3 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds3 months ago

AI Loop Engineering: Separating Hype from Practice

Loop engineering is the latest term developers are chasing. A new video argues the fundamentals — prompt, context, harness — still matter more than the label.

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How MCP and AI Agents Are Reshaping Software Design

Yuki Okonkwo4 months ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo4 months ago

How MCP and AI Agents Are Reshaping Software Design

IBM's Will Scott explains how design systems, context engineering, and MCP are combining to let AI agents build software that actually follows the rules.

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AI Engineering Skills That Actually Pay in 2026

Yuki Okonkwo5 months ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo5 months ago

AI Engineering Skills That Actually Pay in 2026

Marina Wyss breaks down the five skills separating $300K AI engineers from everyone else — and prompt engineering alone won't get you there.

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Agentic Engineering: The Discipline Behind AI Coding

Yuki Okonkwo5 months ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo5 months ago

Agentic Engineering: The Discipline Behind AI Coding

Mickey, a senior dev with 95% AI-generated code, breaks down agentic engineering — the disciplined framework replacing vibe coding in 2026.

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Why Context Engineering Is AI's Real Bottleneck

Samira Barnes6 months ago

AI. Samira Barnes6 months ago

Why Context Engineering Is AI's Real Bottleneck

AI models aren't the problem anymore—accessing the right data at the right time is. Here's how context engineering changes what's actually possible.

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Harness Engineering: The New Frontier in AI Development

Yuki Okonkwo6 months ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo6 months ago

Harness Engineering: The New Frontier in AI Development

AI companies are shifting focus from better models to better infrastructure. Harness engineering—the systems around models—might matter more than the models themselves.

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Nvidia's New AI Model Runs Locally—But There's a Catch

Zara Chen7 months ago

AI. Zara Chen7 months ago

Nvidia's New AI Model Runs Locally—But There's a Catch

Nvidia just released Nemotron 3 Super for local use, but the Level1Techs team found something weird when they tested it. Context engineering is the new game.

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Why Enterprise AI Keeps Failing: The Intent Gap Nobody Talks About

Yuki Okonkwo8 months ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo8 months ago

Why Enterprise AI Keeps Failing: The Intent Gap Nobody Talks About

Companies invest millions in AI but see no returns. The problem isn't the technology—it's that AI doesn't know what your company actually wants.

Mastering Subagents: Key Design Decisions

Zara Chen9 months ago

AI. Zara Chen9 months ago

Mastering Subagents: Key Design Decisions

Explore the crucial design decisions in building effective multi-agent systems with subagents.