Coding agents should read summaries first and raw sources last
blaizedsouza · x · 2026-07-26
- The author argues that coding agents should not reread an entire knowledge base on every question.
- Instead, memory should be revealed progressively: start with summaries, expand into concepts, then follow references, and only read raw sources as a last resort.
- The image illustrates a layered retrieval strategy where index.yaml leads to summaries, then source wiki pages, then derivatives, and only then raw sources.
- The point is scalability: this is a better mental model for agent memory than simply increasing context windows.
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