Prompt Engineering
Intermediate
Context Window Management
Fit the right information into the model context without flooding it.
30 min
3 sections
context
tokens
summarization
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01. More context is not always better
Section 1 of 3
Large context windows are useful, but irrelevant context can distract the model, increase cost, and hide the evidence that matters. Prompt engineering includes deciding what to include, what to summarize, and what to retrieve on demand.
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Context priority for debugging:
1. Exact error and stack trace.
2. Reproduction steps.
3. Relevant source file.
4. Recent diff.
5. Dependency versions.
6. Related logs.
7. Broad architecture docs only if needed.Back to Course