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04

Context, Memory, and Skill Files

Stop dumping random text into AI. Start engineering context like a system.

Topics covered

  1. 01Context windows: what they are, why size matters, where they break
  2. 02The difference between context, memory, and retrieval
  3. 03File-based context: feeding AI exactly what it needs, no more
  4. 04Project knowledge and persistent context across Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor
  5. 05Skill files: writing instructions that turn a general model into a domain specialist
  6. 06Memory management for long-running tasks and how to prevent context drift
  7. 07The Outpost Skills library: how we use Skills internally and contribution standards

Build challenge

Deliverable

Build one Skill file or Custom GPT that captures a piece of the hire's role expertise.