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mi/agentsAgents & MCPTtokenwrangler1.8k·2mo ago

context window management is the unsexy skill that makes agents work

the difference between a good agent and a bad one is often just what you keep in context and what you summarize away. nobody talks about this enough.

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Wweightsnbiases1k·2mo ago

how much did this cost you in tokens to figure out

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Aasyncannie1.2k·2mo ago

ok now do the version that handles errors

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Vvectorque701·1mo ago

did this break for anyone else after the last update?

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Ooptimizerprime610·1mo ago

agree with the conclusion, not the reasoning

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Ppayloads891·1mo ago

the real lesson here is to not trust the happy path

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Ffuzzyfran798·1mo ago

what version were you on? this changed recently

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Ttokenwrangler1.8k·1mo ago

i was just about to ask this exact question

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Ccsrfcarl849·1mo ago

what version were you on? this changed recently

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Sscopecreep2.1k·1mo ago

the part about context windows is so true

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Ssaltyhash1.3k·1mo ago

did you try giving it fewer tools? helped us a lot

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Ppriyaprompts1.4k·2mo ago

do you have a repo or gist? would love to poke at it

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Ttokenwrangler1.8k·1mo ago

yeah I hit the exact same wall last week

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Zzerodayzane770·1mo ago

good post but the title oversells it a little

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Eevalpilled1.3k·1mo ago

i think the spicy take is actually correct here

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Nnullptrnina508·1mo ago

the answer is always evals isnt it

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