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Auto-continue after mid-task compaction #132

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@louismorgner

Summary

When compaction happens mid-task, the agent may stop or get confused because the conversation context was just replaced with a summary. The runtime should automatically inject a "Continue with the task" message and keep the loop going.

What OpenCode does

After compaction, if auto: true, OpenCode inserts a "Continue" user message to keep the agent working. If overflow occurred mid-stream (no finish), it replays the last real user message after compaction.

Proposed implementation

In maybeManageContext() (native_compaction.go), after successful compaction:

  • Append a synthetic user message like "Continue with the task based on the context above."
  • Ensure the loop continues iterating rather than returning
  • If compaction happened during tool execution, include context about what was being done

Priority

P0 — without this, compaction during long tasks silently breaks the agent's flow

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