commit 323a47d9cab66665f0a5e7b0432a69d1c942642f
from: Isaac Meerleo <isaac@itm.works>
date: Fri Jul 17 21:15:49 2026 UTC

Triage automatic compaction

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--- .scratch/context-compaction/issues/03-auto-compaction-with-overflow-recovery.md
+++ .scratch/context-compaction/issues/03-auto-compaction-with-overflow-recovery.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Add automatic compaction with one-shot overflow recovery
 
-Status: needs-triage
+Status: ready-for-agent
 Type: task
 
 ## What to build
@@ -114,12 +114,22 @@ tests.
 
 ## Triage decisions
 
-1. Pin the configuration names and whether model-specific `context_limit`
-   remains an override for auto-compaction.
-2. Choose the durable suffix representation: stable Journal entry references
-   or an explicit retained-message snapshot in the compact record.
-3. Pin provider-specific overflow codes/statuses from captured primary-source
-   fixtures before implementing the typed classifier.
+1. Use `auto_compact yes|no`, `compact_reserve_tokens`, and
+   `compact_keep_tokens`. Automatic compaction defaults to enabled with 16,384
+   reserve tokens and 20,000 kept tokens. The existing effective-window rule
+   remains authoritative, so `context_limit` continues to override
+   provider-reported and compiled model windows.
+2. Store an explicit bounded retained-message snapshot in the same atomic
+   System-epoch record as the replacement summary. Stable Journal byte offsets
+   are rejected because legacy records, partial tails, and future encodings
+   would turn storage layout into replay semantics.
+3. Classify only OpenAI-compatible HTTP 400 or stream errors whose structured
+   `error.code` is exactly `context_length_exceeded`. Direct Anthropic and the
+   experimental Claude Subscription route have no unique structured overflow
+   discriminator and therefore retain terminal failure behavior. Never infer
+   overflow from HTTP status, `invalid_request_error`, 413 byte limits, or
+   English prose. The pinned evidence and near-miss matrix are in
+   `docs/research/provider-context-overflow-classification.md`.
 
 ## Comments
 
@@ -127,3 +137,7 @@ tests.
 file tracking ticket 02 remains a blocker. Configuration names, durable suffix
 representation, and pinned Provider overflow classifications still require
 maintainer decisions before this high-risk Turn/Journal change is agent-ready.
+
+2026-07-17 implementation kickoff: the Owner authorized the complete four-item
+dependency chain. The three decisions above are now pinned; issue 02 remains
+the only implementation dependency.