strategic-compact

Auto-compaction triggers at arbitrary points, losing critical context. Phase-aligned compaction suggestions solve this by reminding you to compact only at logical workflow boundaries instead of random auto-triggers.

You can prevent context loss by triggering manual compaction at phase transition checkpoints. This ensures research, planning, implementation, and debugging stages finish before context is cleared.

You should manually compact context when tool call thresholds are reached or at workflow phase transitions. The compaction decision guide helps determine if compacting is safe for your current task stage.

Tool call tracking monitors session tool usage to alert you when context pressure is building. This tracking satisfies context preservation requirements by providing timely manual compaction suggestions.

Context compaction applies to multi-phase workflows including research, planning, implementation, and debugging. It triggers suggestions at configurable tool call thresholds and phase transition checkpoints to preserve logical context boundaries.

Auto-compaction triggers arbitrarily, cutting off mid-task and disrupting multi-phase work. You must instead use manual compaction suggestions at configurable tool call thresholds and phase transitions to avoid losing critical context.