Strategic Compact

Suggests manual compaction at strategic points rather than relying on arbitrary auto-compaction.

When to Use

• Running long sessions approaching context limits (200K+ tokens)
• Working on multi-phase tasks (research → plan → implement → test)
• Switching between unrelated tasks within the same session
• After completing a major milestone
• When responses slow down or become less coherent (context pressure)

Why Strategic Compaction?

Auto-compaction triggers at arbitrary points — often mid-task, losing important context with no awareness of logical boundaries.