BEGINNER ESSENTIAL
Context
The conversation, files, and background available for this turn.
An everyday example
Documents currently on the desk are readily available.
Context is material actually available now. Memory and knowledge-base content must be retrieved. Training knowledge is not a personal file archive.
Where this term is useful
These are related contexts, not prerequisites.
Back in the project
When it comes up: When instructing AI, attaching material, or changing sessions.
What to do next: When switching conversations, provide scope, file locations, checks, and next steps.
Open the related method and stepsWhat can this analogy leave out?
Uploading, indexing, and actually reading material are different actions.
Everyday examples explain roles and relationships; actual behavior follows the tool, language, or platform.