Stop Agent File Discovery: Use a Parameterized Priming Command
Agent-driven file discovery burns 12,000 tokens rediscovering three files you already knew. A parameterized priming command drops that to 6,200, and the saving holds from session one.
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Headless AI Agent Loops: Iteration Cap and Completion Sentinel
The agent is an agreeable judge of done and the harness is a blind one. Two brakes, a third exit state, and the one night a $1.75 bill hides a lie.
Auto-Compaction vs a Handoff File in a Long AI Agent Session
When the window fills, auto-compaction writes a faithful summary and a handoff file writes an edited one. Both can be 200 tokens; next session they are 5,000 tokens apart, and the whole gap is one line saying what was ruled out.