Nous explains compaction timing trade-off: race conditions and user intent

NousResearch · x · 2026-08-28

Responding to a user asking why compression doesn't run immediately after a response, Nous Research explained that the newly merged idle-triggered compaction mainly helps revisited sessions. Not compressing right after a response comes down to two reasons: race conditions, and the fact that user intent helps guide what the compaction keeps.

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