PATTERNCONTEXT ENGINEERING2 MIN
The disposable scratchpad
Open with the claim in two sentences — what the pattern does and when it earns its keep. No preamble about how AI is changing everything.
WHY IT WORKS
Two or three paragraphs of reasoning. This is the part that ages well, so it gets the reading width and the highest-contrast body colour in the system.
THE TEMPLATE
You are <role>. CONTEXT <the minimum the model needs, nothing more> TASK <one instruction, stated as an outcome> FAILURE MODES <how this usually goes wrong>
WHERE IT FAILS
Every entry ends honestly. One short paragraph on the case where this pattern makes things worse.