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type: article
title: "Context Minimization Principle"
version: "v1.0.1"
date-released: 2026-07-13
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.21331759
authors:
  - family-names: Zhang
    given-names: Lianghui
abstract: "A framework for software design as the discipline of reducing context acquisition cost for humans and AI agents."
url: "https://www.contextcost.dev/cmp/"
repository-code: "https://github.com/leric/leric.github.io"
license: CC-BY-4.0
keywords:
  - "software design"
  - "software architecture"
  - "AI agents"
  - "context engineering"