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Token counting & context budgeting

Measure tokens and enforce a context budget in code, ordering and pruning content by utility per token.

Target proficiency: Applied

Course outcomes

  • MST 505 CO1

    Demonstrate Foundations & Theory competence: complete the Day 1–15 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 509 CO4

    Demonstrate Semantic Access & Context Engine competence: complete the Day 46–60 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

  • MST 509 CO6

    Demonstrate Production, Governance & Mastery competence: complete the Day 76–90 builds, explain the underlying theory, and defend the phase artefact under live questioning.

Taught in weeks & phases

Textbook chapters