Five Context-Conservation Mechanisms Beyond Compaction
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Description
The paper enumerates five context-conservation decisions that exist alongside the 5-layer compaction pipeline: (1) CLAUDE.md lazy loading (nested/conditional files loaded only when directories are read), (2) deferred tool schemas (names-only initial load when ToolSearch enabled, full schemas on demand), (3) subagent summary-only return, (4) per-tool-result size budget, (5) memoized context assembly (getSystemContext, getUserContext cached and reused).
Key claims
- CLAUDE.md uses lazy loading for nested directories
- Deferred tool schemas reduce initial token consumption by ~85%
- Per-tool-result size budget caps individual tool outputs
Relations
- CLAUDE.md Lazy Loading --[contains]--> Five Context-Conservation Mechanisms Beyond Compaction
- Deferred Tool Schemas (ToolSearch) --[contains]--> Five Context-Conservation Mechanisms Beyond Compaction
- Per-Tool-Result Budget --[contains]--> Five Context-Conservation Mechanisms Beyond Compaction
- Subagent Sidechain Transcripts (sessionStorage.ts:247) --[contains]--> Five Context-Conservation Mechanisms Beyond Compaction