Section 2 — Sessions, Context Windows & Turns
Turn
Matt Pocock
One user message plus everything the agent does in response, up until it yields back to the user. Contains one or more model provider requests — many, if the agent calls tools. A clarifying question closes the turn; your reply opens the next one. The hierarchy is session > Turn > Model provider request.
Usage:
"One turn took two minutes?"
"It made fourteen tool calls inside that turn — each one is a separate model provider request. Latency stacks up before the agent finally yields back to you."
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