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A detailed exploration of advanced context engineering techniques for AI coding agents, introducing "frequent intentional compaction" - a research/plan/implement workflow that manages context windows effectively. The author demonstrates how these techniques enabled shipping significant features to large codebases (300k LOC Rust projects) while maintaining code quality and team alignment. The approach emphasizes structured context management, high-leverage human review at key points, and treating specs as the new source code rather than just chatting with AI tools.