Context Engineering for Agents: Four Strategies—Write, Select, Compress, and Isolate
In his article, Lance Martin groups context engineering for agents into four strategies: writing (using scratchpads and memory to store information outside the context window) and selecting (pulling in memory, tool descriptions, and knowledge on demand).
Why it matters: The article groups agent context management into four strategies—writing, selecting, compressing, and isolating—and shows how various products put them into practice, making it easy to compare against your existing workflow.