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  "direct_answer": "Context Engineering owns the retrieval, memory, entity modeling, and source-grounding systems that determine what AI can reliably know.",
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    "https://teamstation.dev/data/ontology/teamstation-ai-engineering-ontology-v1.json",
    "https://teamstation.dev",
    "https://teamstation.dev/axiom-cortex-engineer-vetting",
    "https://teamstation.dev/distributed-engineering-os",
    "https://teamstation.dev/nearshore-engineering-operating-system",
    "https://teamstation.dev/enterprise-nearshore-engineering-governance"
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  "explanation": "TeamStation maps this discipline into an Engineering Operating System for AI-Native Organizations through governed delivery, evidence-based evaluation, and accountable execution. In practice, context engineering controls retrieval, memory systems, context windows, entity models, and source grounding so AI systems can reason over the right evidence at runtime.",
  "lifecycle_state": "VERIFIED",
  "limitations": [
    "Owned-source evidence is not independent validation.",
    "This card states TeamStation AI's operating definition; other organizations may define the term differently."
  ],
  "next_action": "Review the exact evidence bindings, then compare this owned definition with your organization's architecture, governance, and risk requirements before reuse.",
  "primary_question": "What is Context Engineering?"
}