Part 4: Context Enrichment with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Hybrid RAG
Prerequisite: Familiarity with the concepts introduced in Part 3 — Layered Prompt Architecture. Review it first if the terminology in this part is unfamiliar. Answer-first: Dynamic context enrichment combines Model Context Protocol (MCP) for tool schema injection with a four-stage hybrid RAG pipeline. By pairing sparse/dense vector search with cross-encoder re-ranking and AST-aware chunking, systems prune context token bloat by 70% while improving LLM retrieval accuracy and avoiding context window dilution. Architecting this pipeline enforces sub-50ms P99 latency guarantees, OpenTelemetry GenAI semantic conventions, and 2026. ...