docs: Update compaction protocol - agents cannot invoke /compact
CRITICAL finding: Agents cannot trigger compaction - "compact and continue" does NOT work - Only user typing /compact in CLI works - Auto-compact at ~95% is too late Updated protocol: - Stop at 55-60% context usage - Output COMPACTION REQUIRED checkpoint - Wait for user to run /compact and say "continue" Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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12. Commit + push: git add docs/tasks.md && git commit && git push
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12. Commit + push: git add docs/tasks.md && git commit && git push
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13. If phase verification task: Run phase retrospective
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13. If phase verification task: Run phase retrospective
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14. Check context usage
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14. Check context usage
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15. If >= 60%: Persist learnings, Compact, go to step 1
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15. If >= 55%: Output COMPACTION REQUIRED checkpoint, STOP, wait for user
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16. If < 60%: Go to step 1
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16. If < 55%: Go to step 1
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17. After user runs /compact and says "continue": Go to step 1
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## Compaction Protocol
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## Compaction Protocol
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**Threshold:** 60% context usage
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**Threshold:** 55-60% context usage
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**Why 60%?** System overhead is ~26%. Real capacity is ~74%. Triggering at 60% = ~81% actual usage — safe margin before the 91-95% emergency wall.
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**CRITICAL:** Agents CANNOT trigger compaction. Only the user typing `/compact` works.
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**Compaction steps:**
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- ❌ "compact and continue" does NOT work (agent outputs summary but context is NOT compressed)
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- ❌ Agent cannot invoke `/compact` programmatically
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- ✅ User must type `/compact` directly in the CLI
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1. Update docs/tasks.md with all current progress
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**When approaching threshold (55-60%):**
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2. Commit + push tasks.md
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3. Output summary (completed, quality status, remaining, next task)
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4. Clear detailed worker outputs and execution history from context
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5. Resume with next unblocked task
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**Compaction does NOT require user permission.**
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1. Complete current task
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2. Persist all state:
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- Update docs/tasks.md with all progress
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- Update docs/orchestrator-learnings.json with variances
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- Commit and push both files
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3. Output checkpoint using this EXACT format:
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⚠️ COMPACTION REQUIRED
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Context: {X}% — Cannot continue without compaction.
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Progress: {completed}/{total} tasks ({percentage}%)
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Next task: {task_id}
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State persisted to:
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- docs/tasks.md ✓
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- docs/orchestrator-learnings.json ✓
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ACTION REQUIRED:
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1. Type `/compact` in the CLI (not in chat)
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2. After compaction completes, say "continue"
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I will resume with {task_id} after compaction.
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4. **STOP COMPLETELY** — do not continue working
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5. Wait for user to run `/compact` and say "continue"
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6. Resume from next task
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**Rules:**
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- Do NOT output a summary and keep working
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- Do NOT claim you can compact yourself
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- Do NOT continue past 60% — the checkpoint is mandatory
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- STOP means STOP — wait for user action
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1. All tasks in docs/tasks.md are `done`
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1. All tasks in docs/tasks.md are `done`
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2. Critical blocker preventing progress (document and alert)
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2. Critical blocker preventing progress (document and alert)
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3. Absolute context limit reached AND cannot compact further
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3. Context usage >= 55% — output COMPACTION REQUIRED checkpoint and wait
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4. Absolute context limit reached AND cannot compact further
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**DO NOT stop to ask "should I continue?"** — the answer is always YES.
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**DO NOT stop to ask "should I continue?"** — the answer is always YES.
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**DO stop at 55-60%** — output the compaction checkpoint and wait for user to run `/compact`.
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