.@hammer_mt starts a fresh chat for every task, even for the same project. He does this to avoid context rot, which happens when accumulated history makes AI responses worse. These are 7 tips for context engineering: 1. Start a new thread whenever the tone or type of task changes. 2. Keep memory turned off so irrelevant context can’t leak into the current conversation. 3. Only upload the documents the task needs. 4. Keep the preferences you always want—like spelling, tone, or length—in a…