Auto-compaction did not trigger at 100% context usage
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 30, 2026 by mazentaweel Closed Jun 3, 2026
Description
A session reached 100% context usage without auto-compaction triggering. The session became unusable with no summary carried forward.
Expected behavior
Auto-compaction should trigger before the context window is fully exhausted (e.g., at ~85-90%), summarizing the conversation and freeing space to continue.
Actual behavior
The context hit 100% with no compaction fired. The session was effectively dead - no further input was possible.
Environment
- Platform: Windows 11 Pro (10.0.26200)
- Shell: PowerShell 5.1
Steps to reproduce
- Run a long session with heavy tool use / large file reads
- Observe context percentage climbing to 100%
- No compaction fires - session is unrecoverable
Workaround
Manually run /compact before context fills up.
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