Context Packets Beat Chat Scrolls

The move: give the assistant a handoff packet. Situation Name the current failure and where it lives. Keep it concrete: route, job, component, command, or failing test. Background Add the context the model cannot infer: recent changes, relevant files, architectural rule, data shape, environment, and non-goals. Assessment State your best hypothesis or what you do not yet know. This helps the assistant reason with you instead of restarting from zero. Recommendation Ask for the next useful move. Examples: list likely causes, propose a failing test, compare two fixes, or draft a patch limited to one file.

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