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CONTEXT-ENGINEERING5 MIN READ

Sort What Belongs in the Spine vs Retrieval vs Turn

Sort common context elements into stable prompt, retrieval layer, and turn-specific request.

Stable spine Retrieved evidence Turn-specific request Citation rule: answer only from provided sources and say when evidence is missing. Current customer complaint transcript for this one case. Three policy clauses fetched because the user asked about refund exceptions. Tool schema for calling the knowledge-base search. A regional pricing page fetched because today's question mentions Germany. The user's instruction to compare two vendors in bullet points. Formatting rubric for how to structure the final answer. The latest product-release note retrieved for a version-specific migration question. The user's desired deadline and audience for this run.

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