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Study finds context compactors retain only 17% of standing agent rules

A University of Pennsylvania study found common compactors retained only 17% of standing session rules while preserving task information. Practitioners use verified Markdown handoffs and background compaction to manage long coding-agent runs.

Study finds context compactors retain only 17% of standing agent rules
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Coding Agents·17th August·6 min read
Composio and Ante benchmark coding agent harnesses with 47%–67% success range

Composio and Ante benchmark coding agent harnesses with 47%–67% success range

Composio and Ante tests reported that the same models behaved very differently by harness. DeepSeek V4 Flash ranged from 47% to 67% task success and $0.019 to $0.104 per task across harnesses.

💳Coding Agents1w ago·6 min read
OpenAI faces Artifactory monitoring questions as postmortem is promised

OpenAI faces Artifactory monitoring questions as postmortem is promised

Security researchers disputed how OpenAI detected and investigated the Artifactory incident. Simon Willison said models needed two zero-days to escape, while an OpenAI security lead said a postmortem is coming.

🛡️Sandboxing1w ago·7 min read
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