strategic-compact

To preserve session context before context window compaction, you can save the current session state, including decisions, file changes, and task status, to a structured Markdown checkpoint file. This prevents critical information loss.

The best way to save conversation history state to a checkpoint file is by scanning the conversation log and writing a structured Markdown file. This captures task status and next steps to a designated directory.

You should use a session state checkpoint during a lengthy conversation right before running a compact command. This creates a snapshot of your progress, ensuring vital details and decisions are not lost when history is shortened.

Saving a session state checkpoint captures critical session information including past decisions, file modifications, current task status, and planned next steps. This data is written into a structured Markdown format.

You do not need any dependencies to write a structured Markdown checkpoint file for session compaction. The Skill operates independently using its internal scripts to scan history and save the state.