If you've ever felt frustrated watching your AI outputs get worse the longer you chat—or wondered why ChatGPT still doesn't know your business after months of use—you're experiencing what's called context rot. And it's costing you hours of productivity every week.
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In this video, I break down the complete context engineering system I use to get 10x better AI outputs as a solopreneur. No more generic responses. No more wasted tokens. Just on-brand content that sounds like you wrote it.
What you'll learn:
• Why longer AI conversations actually produce worse results (and how to fix it)
• How to set up Claude.MD files so AI knows your business before you type a single word
• The difference between prompt engineering and context engineering (and why it matters)
• How Claude Skills preserve your context window while automating repetitive workflows
• My exact knowledge base structure for building an AI that actually knows your brand
• MCP integration for pulling data just-in-time without bloating your context
• Context hygiene practices that prevent quality degradation
🔧 TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
Visual Studio Code (https://code.visualstudio.com)
Claude Code (https://claude.ai)
Agent Zero (https://agent-zero.ai)
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Why AI Forgets Everything (And How to Fix It)
02:01 What Context Engineering Actually Means
03:29 Context Rot: The Hidden Killer of AI Quality
05:18 Prompt Engineering vs Context Engineering
06:47 The 6 Components of Context
09:29 Claude.MD: Your AI's Permanent Memory
12:26 Claude Skills: Automation Without Context Bloat
15:56 Live Demo: Creating Skills in 60 Seconds
20:25 MCP: Just-in-Time Data (No More Bloat)
25:57 Build a Knowledge Base (The Secret Weapon)
32:01 Context Hygiene: 4 Rules for Better Outputs
35:25 Your Action Plan: Beginner to Advanced
Whether you're building sales funnels, creating content, or automating your entire business—context engineering is the missing piece that transforms AI from a generic assistant into a business partner that truly gets you.
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