Chats and context
A chat is a desk, not an archive. The agent re-reads everything in it at every step: the longer the conversation, the more attention goes to old material and the higher the chance yesterday's report bleeds into today's.
One task, one chat
- New topic — the New chat button in the left panel.
- The sign it is time: you write "forget the previous thing", "now about something else", "let's start over".
- A sales report and a supplier contract are two chats, even if you need both today.
- Nothing is lost: every chat stays in history and can be continued later.
If the conversation did grow long
The agent will compact it on its own — during the run you will see the Compacting context step. Your messages and the conclusions reached are kept; the details of old exports are not.
Signs of an overloaded chat
Answers get slower, the agent mixes up periods and files, or returns to a task you closed earlier. Starting a new chat with a short summary in the first message is faster than untangling the long one.
What to carry into the new chat
Give the agent the minimum the task needs:
- the file itself — attach it again, that is more reliable than "the file above";
- one paragraph of conclusions from the previous conversation, if they matter;
- anything that should always apply — write it to memory, then you never repeat it again.
Incognito mode
Incognito mode is for a one-off sensitive question: the chat is not saved to history and nothing is written to memory. It is not meant for everyday work, since the agent cannot build on that conversation later.