Vibes Aren’t a Strategy: Engineering Context in the Age of AI

You may have heard of or experienced vibe coding - describing what you want and letting AI generate something that . . mostly works.

Yet for many projects, “vibes” quickly lead to architectural drift, context loss, and unmaintainable spaghetti code.

In this session, we’ll hear from Tim Rayburn on why the real challenge isn’t better prompts; it’s better process.

Participants will learn how to replace fuzzy prompts with the BMAD Method (Breakthrough Method for Agile AI-Driven Development) and see how Context Engineering turns AI from a chat assistant into a structured, spec-driven development team that follow a disciplined four-phase lifecycle:

• Analysis: Using specialized agents to brainstorm and research the project “North Star.”
• Planning: Generating high-fidelity PRDs and specifications that provide a durable “source of truth.”
• Solutioning: Sharding documentation into actionable epics and stories to prevent context bloat.
• Implementation: Orchestrating Developer and QA agents to execute code with zero “context loss.”

Hands On Experience:
Attendees will work through a live greenfield track, choosing between Quick Flow (for rapid prototyping) and the full BMAD Method (for robust platforms). You’ll see firsthand how to use the BMAD Core flattener and agent-as-code patterns to maintain a single source of truth within your repository.

Takeaways:

• Context Engineering Mastery: Learn how to design the structural context AI agents need to build complex systems without hallucinations.
• The Multi-Agent Team: Understand the roles of Analyst, Architect, and Scrum Master agents in a spec-driven environment.
• Practical Tooling: Get hands-on with the BMAD CLI and learn how to integrate it with tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and VS Code.

If you’re building AI-powered applications, leading teams experimenting with AI coding tools, or trying to move from demos to durable systems, this session will help you replace vibes with structure—without killing velocity.

Details:
📍 Location: Improving Plano: 5445 Legacy Dr #100, Plano, TX
🕕 Time: Wednesday, February 25th · 6:00 – 8:30 PM
💻 Live Stream: Zoom Meetup Link

Agenda:
6:00 – 6:30 PM
Check-in, networking & pizza
6:30 – 7:30 PM
Vibes Aren’t a Strategy: Engineering Context in the Age of AI
Tim Rayburn
7:30 – 7:45 PM
Q&A and open discussion
7:45 – 8:30 PM
Informal networking