Context Accuracy Audits

Context documents degrade over time. The headcount number is from last quarter. The competitor list is missing the startup that launched two months ago. The stakeholder map lists someone who changed roles. A context accuracy audit is a scheduled review that catches these degradations before they produce incorrect Claude output.

The audit process: quarterly, assign each context document to a reviewer. The reviewer checks every fact, every number, and every name against the current state of reality. Changed items get updated. Unchanged items get a "verified as of [date]" stamp. The audit takes less time than correcting the output errors that stale context produces — and it compounds because each audit catches fewer items as the maintenance discipline takes hold.

1. 1. Schedule Quarterly Audits Set a recurring calendar event. Assign each context document to a specific reviewer who has domain knowledge to verify the facts. The audit is not optional — it is scheduled work.
2. 2. Verify Every Fact The reviewer checks each factual claim against current reality. Headcount, revenue figures, competitor names, stakeholder roles, terminology definitions. Changed items are updated. Correct items are timestamped.
3. 3. Distribute Updates After the audit, increment the version number, add changelog entries, and notify all users of the updated context documents. Archive the previous version for reference.