Playbook
Own the window
Build the working set every turn. Pin the goal. File the bulk. Compact the errors.
When: Hour two of a task, or any time the window is treated as a log.
- 01
Lay out the window
Pinned goal and schemas. Working last N. Recalled hits. Compacted summary.
Own Your Context Window - 02
- 03
Keep the prefix stable
Cacheable system + skill index. Do not shuffle a timestamp into the prefix.
Cost, Cache, and Model Routing
Done when
- A context builder with pinned/working/recalled/compacted, and a policy that never drops the goal first.
Refuse
- Context hoarding. Pinned / working / recalled / compacted. Files for bulk. Pointers in the window.
- Silent truncation. Pin the goal. Compact observations. File the rest. Never drop the goal first.
- Memory as unfiltered logs. Memory writes are tool calls. Curate. Letta's core vs archival. User can inspect/delete.