strands-context-manager
Strands Context Manager (Sliding Window with Summarization)
Strands Agents SDK conversation manager combining sliding window and summarization strategies.
When to Apply
Reference this skill when:
- Building Strands agents with long conversations
- Implementing context window management
- Preventing session pollution in multi-turn dialogs
- Combining sliding window with summarization
Critical Pitfalls
1. Inheritance Pitfall
DON'T inherit from SummarizingConversationManager.
DO inherit from base ConversationManager.
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