Section 5 — Handoffs

    Compaction

    A handoff done inmemory: the previous session's history is summarised and seeds a fresh session. Lossy — detail traded for headroom. Triggered manually by the user, or automatic...

    Matt Pocock
    Matt Pocock

    A handoff done in-memory: the previous session's history is summarised and seeds a fresh session. Lossy — detail traded for headroom. Triggered manually by the user, or automatically.

    Usage:

    "Context's getting heavy and I still have the test pass to do."

    "Compact before you start — write what's load-bearing into the summary prompt so the new session keeps the schema decisions and drops the exploration."

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