---
title: "Context is the Code: The Complete Three-Phase Process for Building with AI Agents"
url: "https://talirezun.com/library/context-is-the-code"
markdown: "https://talirezun.com/library/context-is-the-code.md"
type: "Essay"
brand: "From Lab to Life"
published: "2026-06-03"
updated: "2026-10-21T16:13:06.511Z"
authors: ["Dr. Tali Režun"]
topics: ["AI Agents","Chasing Jarvis","Context Engineering"]
---

# Context is the Code: The Complete Three-Phase Process for Building with AI Agents

- URL: https://talirezun.com/library/context-is-the-code
- Type: Essay
- Brand: From Lab to Life
- Published: 2026-06-03
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- Author: Dr. Tali Režun
- Topics: AI Agents, Chasing Jarvis, Context Engineering

## Summary

In the first article, I named the phases: Context Engineering, The Build Phase, Production and Deployment. That naming had an unintentional effect. By calling Phase One “Context Engineering,” I implied that context engineering was something you did once — at the beginning — and then left behind.

## Overview

In the first article, I named the phases: Context Engineering, The Build Phase, Production and Deployment. That naming had an unintentional effect. By calling Phase One “Context Engineering,” I implied that context engineering was something you did once — at the beginning — and then left behind. Students interpreted the three phases as sequential and cleanly separated. Do the context work. Then build. Then deploy.

## Editions

Where to read the full work (the canonical edition first):

- [Medium](https://medium.com/@talirezun/context-is-the-code-the-complete-three-phase-process-for-building-with-ai-agents-5c1d68a15f4c) (canonical)
- [Substack](https://talirezun.substack.com/p/context-is-the-code-the-complete)

## Related

- [The Right Context, Not All of It](https://talirezun.com/library/right-context-not-all-of-it.md)
- [The Agent Memory Problem — And Why Your Second Brain Might Be the Answer](https://talirezun.com/library/agent-memory-problem.md)
- [Chasing Jarvis: The Three Missing Pieces in AI Coding Agents](https://talirezun.com/library/chasing-jarvis-three-missing-pieces.md)

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