Build phase
context-engineering
Optimizes agent context setup. Configure rules files, pack context deliberately, and wire MCP integrations so the agent has exactly what it needs - no more, no less.
Use when Starting a session, switching tasks, or when output quality drops.
Install just this skill
Grab it on its own via the open skills CLI, or install the whole pack.
This skill only
npx skills add addyosmani/agent-skills --skill context-engineering All skills
npx skills add addyosmani/agent-skills How this skill is structured
Every skill follows the same anatomy - a workflow the agent follows, not a doc it reads.
- 01 Overview What this skill does
- 02 When to Use Triggering conditions
- 03 Process Step-by-step workflow
- 04 Rationalizations Excuses + rebuttals
- 05 Red Flags Signs something’s wrong
- 06 Verification Evidence requirements