Externalizing state

See also

1. 4.b.iii

   Keep plan, progress and results in files when work outlives one context window

   When a task spans context resets (compaction, a truncation limit, a new session), have the agent keep what the next window needs in files and read them back at the start of each window: the plan and a progress list, decisions and open items, intermediate results too large to hold in context, and for coding a structured test list and an init script.

   Memory › Resuming

   Better qualityBetter governanceMixed costMixed performance

   Tier 4 · restructuring · changes state · planning agents · 15 sources, 9 measured