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HomerandClaude Opus 5.5 4ca6af12b1 Harness spec: stubs per request, the compaction table from the reads it covers
context.md and loop.json `context`, spec 3.0.0-draft:

- A stub names only a result in the request being built. A chat on the
  server sends no earlier reply's tool results, so a read in the next reply
  is answered in full there; the CLI, which resends every result, keeps
  stubbing across steps. Said for reads and for repeated listings alike.
- The compaction table is drawn from the reads the summary covers: the
  full reads since the previous compaction in turns still in the history,
  whether or not the request still carries them. A turn taken back takes
  its reads with it. The CLI's dedupe table is exactly that set; a chat
  finds it in what it stored.
- Ids are the result's number in the session, in hex, at least 4 digits
  (#0001); the examples and the prompt block now use such ids.
- A bracket names the path as the call gave it; what identifies a file
  is its absolute path.

Conformance `context`: a `reply` step (a request carrying none of the
results so far) and a case for both rules. The CLI's runner keeps the
history apart from the request; compactionTable takes the reads.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-28 01:20:28 +00:00

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{
"about": "Context hygiene (context.md, loop.json `context`): what is inserted into the conversation for each step of a session, in order. Steps: `read` (`path`, the file's whole `content`, `offset`, `limit` — the read tool's body: `<n>: ` lines, the note when lines remain), `edit` / `write` (`path`, `before` — absent for a new file — and `after`), `output` (any other tool's result: `tool`, `args`, `text`), `recall` (`target`, `offset`, `limit`), `reply` (a new reply begins whose request does not carry the results inserted so far — a chat's next reply: they stay in the history a compaction covers, but no stub may name them) and `compact` (the table added after a summary, from the full reads since the previous compaction in the history; the request and the dedupe table are emptied). Each step but `reply` and `compact` carries the `id` the session gives its result; `reply` answers \"\", and so does a `compact` with no reads. `limits` overrides loop.json's `cap` for the case. The answer is the text each step inserts: a read headed by path, lines, length and the first 8 hex digits of the content's SHA-256, a stub for an unchanged re-read inside an earlier full read, a diff for an edit, a capped output with its elided line, a stub for a repeated listing or search with the same result. LLeMbas: services/context.py; CLI: session/results.ts.",
"cases": [
{
"steps": [
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#a001",
"path": "src/a.ts",
"content": "const a = 1\nexport { a }\n"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#a002",
"path": "src/a.ts",
"content": "const a = 1\nexport { a }\n"
}
],
"expect": [
"[#a001 src/a.ts lines 1-2 of 2 sha 583e86b4]\n1: const a = 1\n2: export { a }",
"[#a002 src/a.ts lines 1-2 of 2 sha 583e86b4] Unchanged since #a001, which already shows lines 1-2."
]
},
{
"steps": [
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#b001",
"path": "notes.md",
"content": "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4\nline 5\nline 6\nline 7\nline 8\nline 9\nline 10\n",
"limit": 5
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#b002",
"path": "notes.md",
"content": "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4\nline 5\nline 6\nline 7\nline 8\nline 9\nline 10\n",
"offset": 2,
"limit": 3
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#b003",
"path": "notes.md",
"content": "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4\nline 5\nline 6\nline 7\nline 8\nline 9\nline 10\n",
"offset": 4,
"limit": 5
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#b004",
"path": "notes.md",
"content": "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4\nline 5\nline 6\nline 7\nline 8\nline 9\nline 10\n",
"offset": 5,
"limit": 2
}
],
"expect": [
"[#b001 notes.md lines 1-5 of 10 sha e71d970d]\n1: line 1\n2: line 2\n3: line 3\n4: line 4\n5: line 5\n\n(5 more lines — read again with offset 6)",
"[#b002 notes.md lines 2-4 of 10 sha e71d970d] Unchanged since #b001, which already shows lines 1-5.",
"[#b003 notes.md lines 4-8 of 10 sha e71d970d]\n4: line 4\n5: line 5\n6: line 6\n7: line 7\n8: line 8\n\n(2 more lines — read again with offset 9)",
"[#b004 notes.md lines 5-6 of 10 sha e71d970d] Unchanged since #b003, which already shows lines 4-8."
]
},
{
"steps": [
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#c001",
"path": "a.py",
"content": "x = 1\ny = 2\nz = 3\n"
},
{
"op": "edit",
"id": "#c002",
"path": "a.py",
"before": "x = 1\ny = 2\nz = 3\n",
"after": "x = 1\ny = 20\nz = 3\n"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#c003",
"path": "a.py",
"content": "x = 1\ny = 20\nz = 3\n"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#c004",
"path": "a.py",
"content": "x = 1\ny = 20\nz = 3\n"
}
],
"expect": [
"[#c001 a.py lines 1-3 of 3 sha af198c55]\n1: x = 1\n2: y = 2\n3: z = 3",
"[#c002 a.py sha a6a8e52b]\n@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@\n x = 1\n-y = 2\n+y = 20\n z = 3",
"[#c003 a.py lines 1-3 of 3 sha a6a8e52b]\n1: x = 1\n2: y = 20\n3: z = 3",
"[#c004 a.py lines 1-3 of 3 sha a6a8e52b] Unchanged since #c003, which already shows lines 1-3."
]
},
{
"steps": [
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#d001",
"path": "a.txt",
"content": "one\n"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#d002",
"path": "a.txt",
"content": "one\ntwo\n"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#d003",
"path": "b.txt",
"content": "one\n"
}
],
"expect": [
"[#d001 a.txt lines 1-1 of 1 sha 2c8b08da]\n1: one",
"[#d002 a.txt lines 1-2 of 2 sha c3f9c8c2]\n1: one\n2: two",
"[#d003 b.txt lines 1-1 of 1 sha 2c8b08da]\n1: one"
]
},
{
"limits": {
"max_lines": 6,
"max_chars": 40000,
"head_lines": 2,
"head_chars": 20000,
"tail_lines": 2,
"tail_chars": 10000
},
"steps": [
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#e001",
"tool": "bash",
"args": {
"command": "seq 10"
},
"text": "1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10"
},
{
"op": "recall",
"id": "#e002",
"target": "#e001",
"offset": 3,
"limit": 2
},
{
"op": "recall",
"id": "#e003",
"target": "e001"
}
],
"expect": [
"[#e001]\n1\n2\n[6 lines elided, full output #e001]\n9\n10",
"[#e002 recall #e001 lines 3-4 of 10]\n3\n4",
"[#e003 recall #e001 lines 1-10 of 10]\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10"
]
},
{
"steps": [
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#f001",
"tool": "list",
"args": {
"path": "src"
},
"text": "src/\n a.ts\n b.ts"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#f002",
"tool": "list",
"args": {
"path": "src"
},
"text": "src/\n a.ts\n b.ts"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#f003",
"tool": "list",
"args": {
"path": "src",
"depth": 1
},
"text": "src/\n a.ts\n b.ts"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#f004",
"tool": "list",
"args": {
"path": "src"
},
"text": "src/\n a.ts\n b.ts\n c.ts"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#f005",
"tool": "list",
"args": {
"path": "src"
},
"text": "src/\n a.ts\n b.ts\n c.ts"
}
],
"expect": [
"[#f001]\nsrc/\n a.ts\n b.ts",
"[#f002] Same result as #f001.",
"[#f003]\nsrc/\n a.ts\n b.ts",
"[#f004]\nsrc/\n a.ts\n b.ts\n c.ts",
"[#f005] Same result as #f004."
]
},
{
"steps": [
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#1001",
"tool": "bash",
"args": {
"command": "git status"
},
"text": "nothing to commit"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#1002",
"tool": "bash",
"args": {
"command": "git status"
},
"text": "nothing to commit"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#1003",
"tool": "grep",
"args": {
"pattern": "TODO"
},
"text": "a.ts:3: // TODO"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#1004",
"tool": "grep",
"args": {
"pattern": "TODO"
},
"text": "a.ts:3: // TODO"
}
],
"expect": [
"[#1001]\nnothing to commit",
"[#1002]\nnothing to commit",
"[#1003]\na.ts:3: // TODO",
"[#1004] Same result as #1003."
]
},
{
"steps": [
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#2001",
"path": "a.md",
"content": "alpha\n"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#2002",
"path": "b.md",
"content": "beta\n"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#2003",
"path": "a.md",
"content": "alpha\n"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#2004",
"tool": "glob",
"args": {
"pattern": "*.md"
},
"text": "a.md\nb.md"
},
{
"op": "compact"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#2005",
"path": "a.md",
"content": "alpha\n"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#2006",
"tool": "glob",
"args": {
"pattern": "*.md"
},
"text": "a.md\nb.md"
},
{
"op": "recall",
"id": "#2007",
"target": "#2002"
}
],
"expect": [
"[#2001 a.md lines 1-1 of 1 sha b6a98d9c]\n1: alpha",
"[#2002 b.md lines 1-1 of 1 sha f2c82dec]\n1: beta",
"[#2003 a.md lines 1-1 of 1 sha b6a98d9c] Unchanged since #2001, which already shows lines 1-1.",
"[#2004]\na.md\nb.md",
"## Files read before this summary\n\nRead a file again for its content; recall shows a result by its id.\n\n| Path | Lines | sha | Result |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| a.md | 1-1 of 1 | b6a98d9c | #2001 |\n| b.md | 1-1 of 1 | f2c82dec | #2002 |",
"[#2005 a.md lines 1-1 of 1 sha b6a98d9c]\n1: alpha",
"[#2006]\na.md\nb.md",
"[#2007 recall #2002 lines 1-1 of 1]\n1: beta"
]
},
{
"steps": [
{
"op": "compact"
},
{
"op": "recall",
"id": "#3001",
"target": "#ffff"
}
],
"expect": [
"",
"[#3001] No stored result #ffff in this session."
]
},
{
"steps": [
{
"op": "write",
"id": "#4001",
"path": "new.md",
"after": "# Title\n\nText.\n"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#4002",
"path": "empty.txt",
"content": ""
}
],
"expect": [
"[#4001 new.md sha fd9dba9b] Created, 3 lines.",
"[#4002 empty.txt empty sha e3b0c442]\n(empty file)"
]
},
{
"limits": {
"max_lines": 400,
"max_chars": 50,
"head_lines": 200,
"head_chars": 20,
"tail_lines": 100,
"tail_chars": 10
},
"steps": [
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#5001",
"tool": "bash",
"args": {
"command": "cat min.js"
},
"text": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#5002",
"tool": "bash",
"args": {
"command": "cat log"
},
"text": "first line\nyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy\nlast"
}
],
"expect": [
"[#5001]\nxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx […cut]\n[0 lines elided, full output #5001]",
"[#5002]\nfirst line\n[1 lines elided, full output #5002]\nlast"
]
},
{
"steps": [
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#6001",
"path": "a.md",
"content": "alpha\n"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#6002",
"tool": "glob",
"args": {
"pattern": "*.md"
},
"text": "a.md"
},
{
"op": "reply"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#6003",
"path": "a.md",
"content": "alpha\n"
},
{
"op": "output",
"id": "#6004",
"tool": "glob",
"args": {
"pattern": "*.md"
},
"text": "a.md"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#6005",
"path": "a.md",
"content": "alpha\n"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#6006",
"path": "b.md",
"content": "beta\n"
},
{
"op": "compact"
},
{
"op": "read",
"id": "#6007",
"path": "c.md",
"content": "gamma\n"
},
{
"op": "reply"
},
{
"op": "compact"
}
],
"expect": [
"[#6001 a.md lines 1-1 of 1 sha b6a98d9c]\n1: alpha",
"[#6002]\na.md",
"",
"[#6003 a.md lines 1-1 of 1 sha b6a98d9c]\n1: alpha",
"[#6004]\na.md",
"[#6005 a.md lines 1-1 of 1 sha b6a98d9c] Unchanged since #6003, which already shows lines 1-1.",
"[#6006 b.md lines 1-1 of 1 sha f2c82dec]\n1: beta",
"## Files read before this summary\n\nRead a file again for its content; recall shows a result by its id.\n\n| Path | Lines | sha | Result |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| a.md | 1-1 of 1 | b6a98d9c | #6003 |\n| b.md | 1-1 of 1 | f2c82dec | #6006 |",
"[#6007 c.md lines 1-1 of 1 sha ae9a6306]\n1: gamma",
"",
"## Files read before this summary\n\nRead a file again for its content; recall shows a result by its id.\n\n| Path | Lines | sha | Result |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| c.md | 1-1 of 1 | ae9a6306 | #6007 |"
]
}
]
}