State

Compaction & handoff

Long sessions need bounded model context without discarding the durable event history.

Compaction

Interactive

/compact
/compact focus on the failing import path

Compaction summarizes the active model context. The original messages and tool events remain in the session ledger.

Interactive

/handoff
/handoff focus on release verification

A handoff packages current state, decisions, unresolved work, and evidence so another continuation can resume with a bounded focus.

Continue same objective, context too large	Compact.
Transfer work or start a focused continuation	Handoff.
Explore an alternative without abandoning current work	Branch or fork.
Return to a precise earlier context	Checkpoint and rewind.