╭──────────────────────────────────────────╮ ╭──────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ctx_read >>>>>>>>>>>> │ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ctx_read >>>>>>>>>>>> │ ┌─────────────┐ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> compress >>>>>>>>>>>> │ ┌──────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> compress >>>>>>>>>>>> │ ┌──────────┐ │ 100K tokens │ =========>│ >>> AST >>> cache >>> signal >>> │ =========> │ ~5K tok │ │ 100K tokens │ =========>│ >>> AST >>> cache >>> signal >>> │ =========> │ ~5K tok │ └─────────────┘ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> filter >>>>>>>>>>>> │ └──────────┘ └─────────────┘ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> filter >>>>>>>>>>>> │ └──────────┘ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dedupe >>>>>>>>>>>> │ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dedupe >>>>>>>>>>>> │ ╔══════════════╗ ╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯ ╔══════════╗ ╔══════════════╗ ╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯ ╔══════════╗ ║ raw input ║ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ LeanCTX ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ║ output ║ ║ raw input ║ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ LeanCTX ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ║ output ║ ╚══════════════╝ ╚══════════╝ ╚══════════════╝ ╚══════════╝ ┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄ ┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ ───> │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ ───> │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ ───> │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ ───> │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ file file file file read cache send tok tok tok tok tok tok file file file file read cache send tok tok tok tok tok tok ╭──────────────────────────────────────────╮ ╭──────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ctx_read >>>>>>>>>>>> │ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ctx_read >>>>>>>>>>>> │ ┌─────────────┐ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> compress >>>>>>>>>>>> │ ┌──────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> compress >>>>>>>>>>>> │ ┌──────────┐ │ 100K tokens │ =========>│ >>> AST >>> cache >>> signal >>> │ =========> │ ~5K tok │ │ 100K tokens │ =========>│ >>> AST >>> cache >>> signal >>> │ =========> │ ~5K tok │ └─────────────┘ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> filter >>>>>>>>>>>> │ └──────────┘ └─────────────┘ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> filter >>>>>>>>>>>> │ └──────────┘ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dedupe >>>>>>>>>>>> │ │ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dedupe >>>>>>>>>>>> │ ╔══════════════╗ ╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯ ╔══════════╗ ╔══════════════╗ ╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯ ╔══════════╗ ║ raw input ║ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ LeanCTX ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ║ output ║ ║ raw input ║ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ LeanCTX ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ║ output ║ ╚══════════════╝ ╚══════════╝ ╚══════════════╝ ╚══════════╝ ┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄ ┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ ┌──┐ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ ───> │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ ───> │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ ───> │▓▓│ │▓▓│ │▓▓│ ───> │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ │░░│ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ └──┘ file file file file read cache send tok tok tok tok tok tok file file file file read cache send tok tok tok tok tok tok

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