05 / Handoffs
Autocompact
Compaction the tool triggers by itself when the context window is nearly full. Convenient, invisible, and the most common way work quietly loses fidelity mid-task.
How you’ll hear it
“Why did it suddenly forget the numbers?”
“It compacted itself. The detail did not survive the summary.”
Avoid
Letting long, important work run into automatic compaction.
The longer version
Autocompact is compaction the tool triggers on its own when space runs out. It is convenient and invisible, which is exactly the risk: work can lose fidelity mid-task without anyone noticing.