[andrewaylett]

> on every compaction

I've only hit the compaction limit a handful of times, and my experience degraded enough that I work quite hard to not hit it again.

One thing I like about the current implementation of plan mode is that it'll clear context -- so if I complete a plan, I can use that context to write the next plan without growing context without bound.

[samdjstephens]

I really like this too - having the previous plan and implementation in place to create the next plan, but then clearing context once that next plan exists feels like a great way to have exactly the right context at the right time.

I often do follow ups, that would have been short message replies before, as plans, just so I can clear context once it’s ready. I’m hitting the context limit much less often now too.

[mikkupikku]

Agreed. The only time I don't clear context after a plan has been agreed on is when I'm doing a long series of relatively small but very related changes, such as back-and-forth tweaking when I don't yet know what I really want the final result to be until I've tried stuff out. In those cases, it has very rarely been useful to compact the context, but usually I don't get close.