React Utah Meetup

Title: Context > Content: Designing Environments Where AI Thrives

Speaker: James McDougall

Description:
Context Engineering is designing the complete environment AI operates in—not just prompts, but files, tools, instructions, and memory. Unlike "vibe coding" (spec-driven, brittle outputs), context engineering gives AI understanding of your patterns and architecture, enabling adaptive systems that evolve with requirements.

Key practices: CLAUDE.md files (persistent conventions), Skills (reusable workflows), Hooks (automated context injection at SessionStart/PreToolUse/UserPromptSubmit), and agent delegation.

Three production hooks: Session funding source (compliance), architecture eval (planning quality), forced skill evaluation (workflow consistency).

Outcome: Systems that adapt vs. frozen artifacts that break when requirements change.

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