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7/5/2026
The original title is "I stopped fighting AI context windows and changed the architecture instead."

The original title is "I stopped fighting AI context windows and changed the architecture instead."

Original: I stopped fighting AI context windows and changed the architecture instead.

Short summary

The author redesigned AI-assisted development by splitting projects into isolated task-oriented AI sessions instead of one long conversation, eliminating context window degradation and token bloat. Each task includes verification (code changes, builds, tests pass) and checkpointing enables safe resume-on-failure. This architectural pattern is open-sourced and reduces cost while improving reliability.

  • Split projects into isolated AI sessions per task instead of continuous conversations to eliminate context window degradation
  • Each task includes verification: code changed, project builds, tests pass; failures trigger automatic retry
  • Checkpointing system enables safe resume-on-failure without restarting entire project

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