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Agents & Orchestration Intermediate

Proactive Compaction

Compact at ~60% utilization with focus instructions to control what details are preserved

Command

"color:#9CA3AF;font-style:italic"># At ~60% context utilization, compact with focus:
$ /compact Focus on database schema changes and migration decisions
  
"color:#9CA3AF;font-style:italic"># Or embed in CLAUDE.md "color:#7C5CFC">for automatic focus:
"color:#9CA3AF;font-style:italic"># Compact instructions
$ When you are using compact, please focus on test output and code changes

Response

// Proactive compaction gives YOU control over what's preserved
// vs auto-compaction where the model decides
// Subtle early decisions can be lost in auto-compaction

Parsing Code

059669">">// CLAUDE.md compact instructions apply to EVERY compaction:
059669">">// both manual /compact and automatic compaction
// Without this, the model decides what to prioritize

Gotchas

! Without focus instructions, auto-compaction may lose subtle early decisions from turn 3 by turn 40
! Compact instructions in CLAUDE.md apply to every compaction automatically

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