Core idea

Chat memory is not a source of truth.

A context packet is the one-page brief that tells future you, Claude, Codex, or another collaborator what matters before any work begins.

Example

Weak prompt: Help me with my course.

Better context: Here is the course goal, audience, active constraints, source files, current task, and definition of done.

Do this

  1. Name one active project.
  2. Write the project outcome in one sentence.
  3. List the source-of-truth files or tools.
  4. Write the next action and what a good output must include.

Artifact

Leave this lesson with a context packet you can paste into an AI session or save in your project hub.

Generate the packet

Check yourself

  • Could someone understand the project without reading your chat history?
  • Did you separate tasks, strategy, and code into their proper homes?
  • Is the next action concrete enough to start immediately?