[docs] One shot prompting is dead - Blog Post by EbonyLouis · Pull Request #7113 · block/goose

EbonyLouis · 2026-02-10T07:33:37Z

This post argues that one-shot prompting is no longer the center of progress in AI workflows. The industry is shifting toward context engineering, where systems, memory, and orchestration matter more than clever phrasing.

The piece blends ecosystem signals, real-world examples, and a personal case building a skills marketplace to show how this transition is already happening. It reframes prompting as a tool that still exists, but no longer defines the ceiling of what agents can do.

Key ideas

One-shot prompting broke once we asked agents to operate across steps
Context engineering replaces prompts as the main unit of progress
Real systems require memory, constraints, and reusable workflows
The career shift favors judgment and systems thinking over raw code output
Practical experience using RPI workflows shows how this plays out

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* origin/main: (107 commits) feat: Allow overriding default bat themes using environment variables (#7140) Make the system prompt smaller (#6991) Pre release script (#7145) Spelling (#7137) feat(mcp): upgrade rmcp to 0.15.0 and advertise MCP Apps UI extension capability (#6927) fix: ensure assistant messages with tool_calls include content field (#7076) fix(canonical): handle gcp_vertex_ai model mapping correctly (#6836) Group dependencies in root Cargo.toml (#6948) refactor: updated elevenLabs API module and `remove button` UX (#6781) fix: we were missing content from langfuse traces (#7135) docs: update username in authors.yml (#7132) fix extension selector syncing issues (#7133) fix(acp): per-session Agent for model isolation and load_session restore (#7115) fix(claude-code): defensive coding improvements for model switching (#7131) feat(claude-code): dynamic model listing and mid-session model switching (#7120) Inline worklet source (#7128) [docs] One shot prompting is dead - Blog Post (#7113) fix: correct spelling of Debbie O'Brien's name in authors.yml (#7127) docs: GCP Vertex AI org policy filtering & update OnboardingProviderSetup component (#7125) feat: replace subagent and skills with unified summon extension (#6964) ... # Conflicts: # Cargo.lock # Cargo.toml

* upstream/main: (109 commits) [docs] Skills Marketplace UI Improvements (block#7158) More no-window flags (block#7122) feat: Allow overriding default bat themes using environment variables (block#7140) Make the system prompt smaller (block#6991) Pre release script (block#7145) Spelling (block#7137) feat(mcp): upgrade rmcp to 0.15.0 and advertise MCP Apps UI extension capability (block#6927) fix: ensure assistant messages with tool_calls include content field (block#7076) fix(canonical): handle gcp_vertex_ai model mapping correctly (block#6836) Group dependencies in root Cargo.toml (block#6948) refactor: updated elevenLabs API module and `remove button` UX (block#6781) fix: we were missing content from langfuse traces (block#7135) docs: update username in authors.yml (block#7132) fix extension selector syncing issues (block#7133) fix(acp): per-session Agent for model isolation and load_session restore (block#7115) fix(claude-code): defensive coding improvements for model switching (block#7131) feat(claude-code): dynamic model listing and mid-session model switching (block#7120) Inline worklet source (block#7128) [docs] One shot prompting is dead - Blog Post (block#7113) fix: correct spelling of Debbie O'Brien's name in authors.yml (block#7127) ...

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