Fable 5 Rule 2: Retrieve, Don't Recall Everything
thisdudelikesAI · x · 2026-07-03
The author cautions that long context doesn't mean pasting everything. Even with Fable 5's massive window, you should persist plans and decisions rather than raw history, summarize completed work on the fly, and fetch only what's needed for the current step, as context rot still exists at scale.
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