# How to Manage an AI Agent's Context Window

DevFeed: [How to Manage an AI Agent's Context Window](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-smallest-reliable-working-set-28462.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://strategizeyourcareer.com/p/ai-agent-context-window>)

Author: Fran Soto

Published: 2026-05-24T06:00:55Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Strategize Your Career](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/strategize-your-career.md>)

Topics: [context](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/context.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/context.md>), [load](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/load.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that larger context windows do not solve poor workflows. Reliable agent use depends on deciding what context to load, forget, and persist.

## Source excerpt

Bigger context windows won't fix bad workflows. The real skill is deciding what an agent should load, forget, and persist.