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Progressive context begins with a compact index of available information. The agent selects relevant sources and loads details incrementally to keep active context focused.
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Executable approach: can be applied and produces an outcome.
What organizes, connects, or makes decisions possible.
Progressive context gives a system only the context it needs at first and expands it step by step when the task requires more information.
The approach comes from designing information-rich systems and was described for agentic applications as Progressive Context Disclosure. Thoughtworks presents it as a technique for controlling context size and cost according to actual need.
An agent first receives a map rather than the whole archive. When needed, it opens the next drawer, checks relevance, and retrieves further detail. The working context stays focused.
Information is provided in task-appropriate layers.
The task triggers the next context step.
Unneeded detail stays outside the working context at first.
Progressive context reduces overload, latency, and unnecessary processing in knowledge-intensive systems. It fits staged information access; late retrieval can slow decisions or hide important clues.
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