Coding agent tip: spin up a fresh agent after the first context compaction
A_K_Nain · x · 2026-09-01
A developer sharing the common frustration that AI coding "works great until it doesn't" offers his practice: keep a log and launch a new agent right after the first context compaction, rather than relying on long context. His takeaway: long context is still mediocre for agents, at least on coding tasks — making restart timing and context management key engineering details.
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