{"product_id":"context-engineering-for-cognitive-agents-tony-larson-9798267494311","title":"Context Engineering for Cognitive Agents: A Technical Guide to Building Memory, Retrieval and Context-Aware AI Agents","description":"\u003cp\u003eAI systems are evolving beyond simple chatbots. Cognitive agents can remember, reason, and adapt, but they only succeed if context is engineered correctly. Without the right memory pipelines, retrieval strategies, and safeguards, even the most powerful language models fail to deliver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContext Engineering for Cognitive Agents\u003c\/i\u003e is the first technical guide dedicated to solving this challenge. It provides developers, researchers, and innovators with a complete framework for designing agents that use context effectively to think, learn, and act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstand context windows, memory types, and retrieval strategies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuild memory architectures that extend beyond LLM limits\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eImplement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with vector databases\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eApply summarization and compression to manage context efficiently\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrchestrate reasoning and context pipelines for complex tasks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompare frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, and CrewAI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecure your agents against context injection and adversarial prompts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore case studies of cognitive agents in research, support, and automation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are building next-generation applications, designing multi-agent systems, or researching the limits of AI cognition, this book equips you with the tools and practices to move from fragile prototypes to reliable, context-aware systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are ready to master the missing piece of AI agent engineering, this book is your essential guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Larson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798267494311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Tony Larson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997158813951,"sku":"9798267494311","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/context-engineering-for-cognitive-agents-tony-larson-9798267494311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}