Devs debate whether dropping tool calls is a practical context-compaction technique
zeeg · x · 2026-09-18
Developer @zeeg replies to @GolerGkA on context compaction: he argues that dropping tool calls is part of a valid compaction technique, but on its own is only useful academically. While there may be cases where it suffices, given how expensive caches are he doubts anyone could use it in practice.
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