Unblocked: Building a context engine for developers

In this episode, Peter, a founding engineer at Unblocked, discusses his role in developing the intelligence pipeline for the platform. He digs into his history of technology startups, including Buddy Build (Acquired by Apple), and their journey to building Unblocked—a context engine designed to surface all necessary context for developers and their agents while filtering out the noise.

Peter explains how Unblocked builds social and expert graphs to resolve conflicts and provide accurate context. They explore the importance of understanding user intent, managing permissions, and dealing with outdated documentation. As they dig deeper, Peter touches on advanced topics like conflict resolution, incident management, and the future of AI in software development. This conversation provides valuable insights for developers interested in optimizing their workflows and increasing efficiency in their engineering tasks and working with agentic coding tools.

Read the companion blog post: How a context engine actually works, and why you need to care now