Context Validation: The Missing Layer for Coding Agents
About this session
Documentation is one of it not the most neglected spaces in software engineering. We refuse to take care of it but everyone can relate to the frustration of needing up to date docs when it matters but they haven’t been updated or tested for correctness in years.
READMEs, onboarding guides, and operational runbooks are often treated as static artifacts. Over time they drift from reality — even as the platform itself evolves. However, as we incorporate LLMs and coding agents directly into our environments, the very same docs that we haven’t cared about, are the exact context agents are using to build our apps.
In this talk, I’ll explore documentation as an unverified surface within Internal Developer Platforms, and explain why context retrieval and compression, are only two parts of a 3 legged stool.
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Key takeaways
- Why documentation drift increases cognitive load and support tickets
- Why unverified docs as context lead to unnecessary spending
- How time and money is saved when shifting left the responsibility of validation from agents
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