Series · 3 parts

Context & Retrieval Foundations

The layer underneath every good AI answer — context pipelines, RAG retrieval, and the engines that assemble them.

1. 01The missing layerContext Engineering: The Missing Layer in AI ApplicationsPrompts don't scale. A context pipeline does — here's how to design one.10 min read · September 10, 2026→
2. 02Building the context engineContext Engines: The System That Feeds the ModelFrom scattered sources to one assembled, budgeted, trustworthy context — how to build the engine.10 min read · September 12, 2026→
3. 03Fixing retrieval firstRAG Is a Retrieval Problem Before It Is an LLM ProblemMost RAG failures come from chunking and ranking — not the generator.9 min read · September 8, 2026→