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strategic-compact

Skill153 starsChanged 8 months agoMITView on GitHub

Guidance for compacting context manually at phase boundaries instead of waiting for auto-compaction mid-task.

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1 rule. 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.

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    Check the statusline for actual context usage before deciding — do not guess from tool-call counts or elapsed time.

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SKILL.md

Strategic Compact Skill

Compact at logical boundaries of your workflow when context has gone stale. Check the statusline for actual context usage before deciding — do not guess from tool-call counts or elapsed time.

When Compacting Pays Off

  • After exploration, before execution — Compact research context, keep the implementation plan
  • After completing a milestone — Fresh start for the next phase
  • Before major context shifts — Clear exploration context before a different task

Best Practices

  1. Compact after planning - Once plan is finalized, compact to start fresh
  2. Compact after debugging - Clear error-resolution context before continuing
  3. Don't compact mid-implementation - Preserve context for related changes
  4. Trust the harness - Auto-compaction and the statusline context meter are reliable; manual /compact is an optimization at phase boundaries, not a requirement

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