# CONTEXT layer What the agent knows about your situation that no public model could ever know. Three to five focused single-page files. Each covers one thing. Dated and fresh. Update when things change. Suggested files: - `stakeholders.md` — who reports to you, who you report to, key cross-functional partners - `strategy.md` — what you are trying to achieve this year, the org's focus - `principles.md` — how decisions get made, what you push back on, what you escalate - `products.md` — what you ship and to whom - `team.md` — the humans you work with day-to-day Every time you find yourself re-explaining your situation to AI, that thing should be in a context file. Write it down. Move on. Files in `.proposed/` are CORTEX-suggested updates from the nightly dream cycle. Approve them with `meridian context approve `.