Spot the Three Classic Context Anti-Patterns Fast
Recognize common context anti-patterns quickly enough to intervene before you rewrite everything.
Anti-pattern: bulk stuffing Symptom: the model has access to everything and focus on nothing. Fix with token budgeting and targeted retrieval rather than trimming the wording at random. Anti-pattern: stale carryover Symptom: old facts or old objectives keep shaping current turns after they should have been retired. Fix with checkpoints, compaction, and fresh retrieval when the task or evidence changes. Mixed layers vs clean layers Why does one prompt stay maintainable? Layer separation improves both reliability and explainability. “Let's just add a few more docs and see if it helps.” A teammate reacts to a weak answer by growing the…
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