Why Context Engineering Is Replacing Prompt Engineering

Source: Dev.to

Context over prompts

Prompt engineering isn’t the real AI power move anymore. Most teams are still obsessing over clever prompts, but the advantage lies in providing rich context rather than crafting better sentences.

When you give AI a persistent context, it stops acting like a goldfish with amnesia.

What high‑performing teams are doing

• Persistent profiles – AI knows your role, goals, and style.
• Context layers – instead of asking “How do I write a better prompt?” you embed the necessary information up front.

One client shifted from one‑off prompts to a simple context layer, and saw immediate improvements.

The age of clever prompts is fading. If you don’t design the context, you’re leaving intelligence on the table.

Question: Have you started building a context layer for your AI yet, or are you still prompt‑first?