Context engineering" is now the discipline; RAG didn't die, it grew up

RAG is being reframed as a "context engine" with intelligent retrieval at its core. For enterprise Q&A, combining vector retrieval with GraphRAG is reported to cover ~90% of needs, and adaptive patterns add cost discipline by varying retrieval depth with query complexity.

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Sources: Meta-Intelligence — Context Engineering Guide · SmartScope — RAG vs MCP vs Skills