Screenshot of the AI development workflow with ChatGPT, Claude Code, and MCP servers.

How I Use AI for Development and Why Context Matters

When it comes to AI, I do not really think about magic. I think more about another colleague helping me out. Sometimes that means architecture. Sometimes implementation. Sometimes testing, review, CI/CD, or deployment. But this only works with trust, and trust needs communication. If I do not know something, I ask. If code looks strange, I ask. If tests fail, I ask. The less I need to ask, the more likely it is because I already gave enough context up front: architecture, documentation, constraints, examples, and what I actually want. Even then I still review the result. ...

April 20, 2026 · 10 min · 2004 words · Marian Zeis