Surviving Compaction
Compaction is not a rare edge case. It is a routine failure mode if your memory strategy is weak.
Recovery pattern
Section titled “Recovery pattern”- persist the compacted summary
- retrieve recent context
- continue from recovered state instead of guessing
Why plugins matter here
Section titled “Why plugins matter here”Some clients can inject protocol guidance or compaction prompts automatically. Bare MCP clients need stronger system instructions to achieve the same resilience.