strategic-compact

Manual context compaction at logical task phase intervals prevents context loss during multi-phase tasks by prompting you to compact before moving to the next phase, ensuring critical planning details are preserved while clearing bulky research notes.

You should manually compact context when approaching context limits or transitioning between task phases, such as after research and before implementation, to avoid arbitrary auto-compaction that can disrupt your workflow and drop key information.

Tracking tool calls helps manage Claude's context window by monitoring invocations through a PreToolUse hook, which triggers suggestions for manual compaction once configurable thresholds are met during complex workflows.

Yes, strategic compaction requires a PreToolUse hook to monitor tool invocations and trigger manual compaction suggestions based on configurable thresholds as context limits are approached.

The best way to preserve planning details is to use strategic context management that suggests manual compaction at logical intervals, clearing out bulky research notes while retaining essential planning information for the implementation phase.

Strategic-compact works with long workflows by prompting you to compact context between phases like research, planning, implementation, and testing, ensuring that each phase's critical information is preserved without hitting context limits.