# AI Context Engineering

> Foundational context engineering theory and practice for LLM applications. Covers the 5 levels of context (zero/linear/goal-oriented/role-based/semantic blueprint), semantic role labeling (SRL) for visualizing structured prompts, and the layered (scope → investigation → action) analysis pattern. Use this skill when: - Choosing between prompt engineering and context engineering for a task - Designing context that includes role, goals, and structured intent - Building a meeting / document / interview analysis pipeline - Visualizing the semantic structure of a prompt with SRL - Deciding when to upgrade a prompt's "context level"

- Skill: `ebarti/ai-context-engineering` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 16 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ebarti/ai-context-engineering`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ebarti/ai-context-engineering/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: ebarti (https://skillmd.com/u/ebarti)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ebarti/ai-context-engineering

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# AI Context Engineering

Knowledge from "Context Engineering for Multi-Agent Systems" (Chapter 1). Foundational theory for moving from prompts to engineered context.

## Quick Start

1. Check `guidelines.md` to find which files to load
2. Load only relevant files (each topic has knowledge.md, rules.md, examples.md)
3. Apply guidance to your work

## Contents

### References

| Category | Purpose |
|----------|---------|
| `semantic-blueprint` | The 5 levels of context, semantic blueprint definition, SRL theory |
| `srl-implementation` | Python implementation of SRL with matplotlib visualization |
| `meeting-analysis` | The 3-layer (scope/investigation/action) analysis pattern with worked example |

### Workflows

| Workflow | Purpose |
|----------|---------|
| `workflows/build-3-layer-pipeline.md` | End-to-end build of a scope→investigation→action analysis pipeline |

## Guidelines

See `guidelines.md` for task-based file selection.