Context engineering is crucial for agents utilizing large language models (LLMs) to effectively manage their limited context windows. It involves strategies such as writing, selecting, compressing, and isolating context to ensure agents can perform tasks efficiently without overwhelming their processing capabilities. The article discusses common challenges and approaches in context management for long-running tasks and tool interactions.

Agents require effective context management to perform tasks efficiently, which is achieved through context engineering strategies like writing, selecting, compressing, and isolating context. This article explores these strategies, highlighting their importance and how tools like LangGraph support them in managing context for long-running tasks and complex interactions.