context compaction
/ˈkɒntekst kəmˈpækʃən/
shortening accumulated context while preserving the facts, decisions, and state needed to continue
context compaction in a sentence
“Context compaction turned a long agent history into a concise project brief.”
Origin of context compaction
Latin contextus woven together + compingere to fasten together
Related Words
context engineering
designing what information, tools, instructions, and state a model receives at each step
context budget
the limited amount of model input available for instructions, conversation, evidence, and outputs
source of truth
the designated authoritative record used when copies or claims disagree
reference material
documents, data, or examples supplied as supporting information for a task
provenance
the origin and history of information, including how it was collected or transformed
freshness
the degree to which information is current enough for the task