Astra noticeably worse than Sol in long threads, dev finds handoff workaround
jdjohnson · x · 2026-09-09
Developer jdjohnson reports that Astra performs significantly worse than Sol in long-running threads — it drifts off track and stops following instructions more often.
His practical fix: whenever he hits a major issue, starting a fresh thread with a manual handoff of context reliably restores performance. A useful operational tip for anyone running long tasks on Astra.
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