LCORE-1675: Documentation for conversation compaction - #2434
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WalkthroughThe documentation adds a conversation compaction guide, configuration details, architecture flow, API response fields, streaming events, processing updates, and navigation links. ChangesConversation compaction documentation
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In `@docs/devel_doc/ARCHITECTURE.md`:
- Around line 399-407: Update the data-flow diagram to reflect
apply_compaction’s actual order: check that compaction is enabled and a context
window is registered, acquire the per-conversation lock, load conversation items
and compaction state, then estimate tokens and branch on the threshold before
pass-through or compaction.
- Around line 398-424: Update the fenced ASCII flow diagram in the architecture
documentation to specify the text language after the opening fence, preserving
the diagram content unchanged.
In `@docs/devel_doc/query_endpoint.md`:
- Around line 332-334: Update the /v1/query and /v1/streaming_query
documentation to state that context_status: "summarized" means the request uses
summarized context, including reused summaries or cache entries, not necessarily
that new compaction ran. Clarify that the streaming compaction SSE event may be
absent when summarized context is reused.
In `@docs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.md`:
- Line 9: Update the threshold description in the conversation compaction
documentation to state that compaction is triggered by the total estimated
input, including instructions, summaries, recent conversation items, and
original input, rather than conversation history alone.
- Around line 131-133: Update the “Degrading guard” section to describe the
available budget using the runtime’s buffer_max_ratio-adjusted context window,
matching the value passed to partition_conversation. Replace the unqualified
context-window budget wording while preserving the explanation of reducing
buffer turns until the summary, query, and buffered turns fit.
- Around line 147-149: Update the disabled-mode documentation in
docs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.md lines 147-149 and
docs/user_doc/config.md lines 262-269 to state that disabling compaction after a
conversation enters compacted mode is unsupported, because full replay can
trigger HTTP 413 again. Add the warning beside the existing disabled-mode HTTP
413 guidance in both pages.
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Learnt from: max-svistunov
Repo: lightspeed-core/lightspeed-stack PR: 1796
File: src/utils/conversation_compaction.py:129-146
Timestamp: 2026-05-27T08:23:08.298Z
Learning: In `src/utils/conversation_compaction.py` (lightspeed-stack), `compaction.enabled: false` is intentionally a full off-switch and a zero-overhead no-op. It does **not** attempt to honor existing summary markers or cached summaries when disabled, because doing so would require fetching conversation items on every disabled request, breaking the "when off, behaves exactly as before" contract. Disabling compaction mid-conversation on an already-compacted conversation is an explicitly unsupported transition; the limitation is documented in the `apply_compaction` code comment and in the spec doc's Configuration section + Changelog.
Learnt from: max-svistunov
Repo: lightspeed-core/lightspeed-stack PR: 1796
File: src/app/endpoints/streaming_query.py:637-699
Timestamp: 2026-05-26T13:36:21.905Z
Learning: In `src/utils/conversation_compaction.py` (lightspeed-stack), `CompactionResult.compacted` (previously named `summarized`) is `True` whenever the response is served in explicit-input mode — i.e., whenever the `conversation` parameter is omitted from the Llama Stack Responses API call. This covers both cases: fresh summarization AND reuse of an existing summary marker or cache entry. It is always set together with `omit_conversation=True` and a populated `original_input`. Do not flag this field as only covering fresh summarization; it correctly gates the post-stream `append_turn_to_conversation` call in `generate_response` via the `compacted` parameter.
Learnt from: max-svistunov
Repo: lightspeed-core/lightspeed-stack PR: 1796
File: src/app/endpoints/query.py:229-235
Timestamp: 2026-05-26T13:36:17.799Z
Learning: In lightspeed-stack (src/utils/conversation_compaction.py), `CompactionResult.summarized` (renamed to `compacted` in PR `#1796` for clarity) is set to `True` whenever a conversation is being served in explicit-input/omit-conversation mode — i.e., any time there is at least one existing summary marker or cache entry so `conversation` is omitted from the Llama Stack request. It is NOT limited to requests where a fresh summary was generated in the current call. When `compacted` is True, `original_input` is always populated, and `store_compacted_turn` must be called to persist the completed turn. This invariant holds for both the "reuse cached/marker summary" path and the "new summarization" path.
📚 Learning: 2026-06-22T14:27:14.185Z
Learnt from: Jdubrick
Repo: lightspeed-core/lightspeed-stack PR: 1971
File: src/app/endpoints/streaming_query.py:637-640
Timestamp: 2026-06-22T14:27:14.185Z
Learning: In `src/app/endpoints/streaming_query.py` (lightspeed-stack), the SSE event contract guarantees that all `response.output_text.delta` events are delivered and appended to `turn_summary.partial_tokens` before `response.output_text.done` fires and sets `turn_summary.llm_response`. There is no race condition window where `llm_response` is populated but `partial_tokens` is incomplete, so a fallback from `llm_response` to `partial_tokens` in `build_interrupted_response` is unnecessary.
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Repo: lightspeed-core/lightspeed-stack PR: 1796
File: src/app/endpoints/query.py:229-235
Timestamp: 2026-05-26T13:36:17.799Z
Learning: In lightspeed-stack (src/utils/conversation_compaction.py), `CompactionResult.summarized` (renamed to `compacted` in PR `#1796` for clarity) is set to `True` whenever a conversation is being served in explicit-input/omit-conversation mode — i.e., any time there is at least one existing summary marker or cache entry so `conversation` is omitted from the Llama Stack request. It is NOT limited to requests where a fresh summary was generated in the current call. When `compacted` is True, `original_input` is always populated, and `store_compacted_turn` must be called to persist the completed turn. This invariant holds for both the "reuse cached/marker summary" path and the "new summarization" path.
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docs/devel_doc/ARCHITECTURE.mddocs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.mddocs/user_doc/config.md
📚 Learning: 2026-05-27T08:23:08.298Z
Learnt from: max-svistunov
Repo: lightspeed-core/lightspeed-stack PR: 1796
File: src/utils/conversation_compaction.py:129-146
Timestamp: 2026-05-27T08:23:08.298Z
Learning: In `src/utils/conversation_compaction.py` (lightspeed-stack), `compaction.enabled: false` is intentionally a full off-switch and a zero-overhead no-op. It does **not** attempt to honor existing summary markers or cached summaries when disabled, because doing so would require fetching conversation items on every disabled request, breaking the "when off, behaves exactly as before" contract. Disabling compaction mid-conversation on an already-compacted conversation is an explicitly unsupported transition; the limitation is documented in the `apply_compaction` code comment and in the spec doc's Configuration section + Changelog.
Applied to files:
docs/devel_doc/ARCHITECTURE.mddocs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.mddocs/user_doc/config.md
📚 Learning: 2026-05-26T13:36:21.905Z
Learnt from: max-svistunov
Repo: lightspeed-core/lightspeed-stack PR: 1796
File: src/app/endpoints/streaming_query.py:637-699
Timestamp: 2026-05-26T13:36:21.905Z
Learning: In `src/utils/conversation_compaction.py` (lightspeed-stack), `CompactionResult.compacted` (previously named `summarized`) is `True` whenever the response is served in explicit-input mode — i.e., whenever the `conversation` parameter is omitted from the Llama Stack Responses API call. This covers both cases: fresh summarization AND reuse of an existing summary marker or cache entry. It is always set together with `omit_conversation=True` and a populated `original_input`. Do not flag this field as only covering fresh summarization; it correctly gates the post-stream `append_turn_to_conversation` call in `generate_response` via the `compacted` parameter.
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32-33: LGTM!docs/index.md (1)
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| User Query → Estimate Tokens → Exceeds Threshold? | ||
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| No │ Yes | ||
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| Pass-through Acquire Lock | ||
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| Fetch Conversation Items | ||
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| Load Compaction State | ||
| (cache → marker fallback) | ||
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| Partition (old | recent) | ||
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| Summarize Old Chunk (LLM call) | ||
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| Write Marker + Cache Summary | ||
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| Recursive Fold (if needed) | ||
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| Build Explicit Input: | ||
| [summaries + recent + query] | ||
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| Set omit_conversation=True | ||
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| Release Lock → Continue to LLM | ||
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Correct the processing order in the data-flow diagram.
apply_compaction acquires the per-conversation lock and loads conversation items before token estimation when compaction is enabled. The diagram estimates first and locks only on the Yes branch. It also omits the enabled and registered-context-window checks. Update the diagram to match src/utils/conversation_compaction.py:493-617.
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In `@docs/devel_doc/ARCHITECTURE.md` around lines 399 - 407, Update the data-flow
diagram to reflect apply_compaction’s actual order: check that compaction is
enabled and a context window is registered, acquire the per-conversation lock,
load conversation items and compaction state, then estimate tokens and branch on
the threshold before pass-through or compaction.
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| When a user sends a query, the system estimates the total token count of the conversation history. If the estimated tokens exceed a configurable fraction of the model's context window (the *threshold ratio*), compaction is triggered: |
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Describe the threshold as total estimated input.
The runtime estimates params.instructions, summaries, recent conversation items, and original_input in src/utils/conversation_compaction.py:493-617. This line says that conversation history alone controls the trigger. Update the wording so users can predict when compaction starts.
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In `@docs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.md` at line 9, Update the threshold
description in the conversation compaction documentation to state that
compaction is triggered by the total estimated input, including instructions,
summaries, recent conversation items, and original input, rather than
conversation history alone.
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| The `buffer_turns` setting specifies a target number of recent turns to preserve. If the selected buffer turns exceed the available budget (the context window minus the summary minus the new query), the system reduces the buffer by one turn pair at a time until the budget fits. In extreme cases, the buffer can shrink to zero turns, meaning only the summary and the current query are sent to the LLM. |
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Align the degrading-guard description with the runtime budget.
The guide defines the available budget as the context window minus the summary and new query. The runtime passes int(context_window * buffer_max_ratio) to partition_conversation in src/utils/conversation_compaction.py:493-617. Describe the budget using buffer_max_ratio so this guide matches the configured behavior.
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In `@docs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.md` around lines 131 - 133, Update the
“Degrading guard” section to describe the available budget using the runtime’s
buffer_max_ratio-adjusted context window, matching the value passed to
partition_conversation. Replace the unqualified context-window budget wording
while preserving the explanation of reducing buffer turns until the summary,
query, and buffered turns fit.
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| When compaction is disabled (the default), requests that cause the conversation history to exceed the model's context window will fail with HTTP 413 (Prompt Too Long). Clients must manage conversation length themselves, for example by starting new conversations or deleting old ones. |
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Document the unsupported disabled-mode transition in both operator-facing pages.
docs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.md#L147-L149: State that disabling compaction after a conversation has entered compacted mode is unsupported because full replay can re-trigger HTTP 413.docs/user_doc/config.md#L262-L269: Add the same warning beside the generic disabled-mode HTTP 413 note.
Based on learnings: compaction.enabled: false is a full off-switch, and disabling it after compaction reverts to full replay and can re-hit HTTP 413.
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In `@docs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.md` around lines 147 - 149, Update the
disabled-mode documentation in docs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.md lines
147-149 and docs/user_doc/config.md lines 262-269 to state that disabling
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@Jazzcort Thanks, this is good 👍 Two things:
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openapi.mdrow sayscontext_statusis onStreamingQueryResponse, but that class is documentation-only with an empty body. The streaming surface isEndEventData, which is where LCORE-1573 put it.query_endpoint.mdand the guide are both correct, so it's only that row (and the PR description if it matters). -
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openapi.jsonon main now hascontext_statusbutopenapi.mdandquery_endpoint.mddon't. Thsi PR fixes that, so can you rebase please?
Again, other comments are written by Claude, they are less major, and I checked that they are OK.
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| Yes. The summarization step requires an additional LLM call, which consumes tokens. These tokens are counted against the user's quota. The trade-off is that the conversation can continue instead of failing with HTTP 413. |
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"These tokens are counted against the user's quota" does not match the implementation. summarize_chunk calls client.responses.create directly (src/utils/compaction.py:200) and discards the returned usage - ConversationSummary.token_count is a fresh tiktoken count of the summary text, not the LLM's reported usage. Quota consumption runs only off the turn's token_usage (src/utils/query.py:300).
So the summarization call is invisible both to quota and to the input_tokens / output_tokens reported in the response. That is the opposite of what an operator would assume from this FAQ entry, so it is worth stating explicitly rather than leaving as-is.
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Thanks for the catch! The token usage during compaction is only used during fold process. I'll update this!
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| | `POST /v1/query` | Blocking compaction before inference. Response includes `context_status`. | | ||
| | `POST /v1/streaming_query` | Compaction runs inside the SSE stream. A `compaction` event is emitted before tokens begin. The `end` event includes `context_status`. | | ||
| | `POST /v1/responses` | Compaction runs silently (no `context_status` in response). The `/v1/responses` endpoint follows the OpenAI Responses API specification and does not add custom fields. | |
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Compaction on /v1/responses is conditional, not unconditional. src/app/endpoints/responses.py:709 gates it on store and conversation and not previous_response_id, so a stateless request, or one chained via previous_response_id, never compacts at all.
Worth saying so here and in the ARCHITECTURE table (line 432) - that is the case an integrator is most likely to hit, and "compaction runs silently" currently implies it always runs.
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Two problems with placing this block here.
docs/user_doc/config.{json,md,html} are maintained by hand as a set (no Makefile target, script or workflow generates them). config.html already carries the compaction schema, and this change leaves it behind, so the published HTML and the Markdown diverge.
Second, the new prose sits inside the generated-schema region, between the CompactionConfiguration table and ## Configuration. Whenever config.md is next regenerated from the schema, it gets dropped.
Since conversation_compaction.md already carries the same YAML examples almost verbatim, the cleanest fix is to drop this block and keep only the cross-link at the end of the section.
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I'll remove this block, and only leave the cross-link.
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| Compaction summarizes older turns, so fine-grained details from early in the conversation may be condensed. The full original conversation history remains stored in OGX and is retrievable via the conversations API. The LLM simply receives a summary instead of the full transcript for inference. |
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"The full original conversation history remains stored in OGX and is retrievable via the conversations API" is true, but incomplete in a way that matters to anyone rendering that history.
Compaction writes each summary as a synthetic user message prefixed with [lightspeed:compaction-summary] (src/utils/conversation_compaction.py:273), and nothing in conversations_v1.py, conversations_v2.py or utils/conversations.py filters marker items out. So GET /v1/conversations/{id} returns those markers as though the user had typed them. Worth a sentence here so UI consumers know to expect them.
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Agree! We should add these details so it would be less confusing when people is checking the conversation.
Document the conversation compaction feature across OpenAPI spec,
configuration guide, architecture overview, and query endpoint docs.
Add context_status field ("full"/"summarized") to QueryResponse
documentation and to the end SSE event for streaming query. Create
comprehensive user guide at docs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.md
with configuration examples, behavior details, and FAQ.
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docs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.md (4)
9-9: Describe the threshold as total estimated input.This sentence limits the trigger to conversation history. The runtime estimate also includes
params.instructions, summaries, recent conversation items, andoriginal_input. State that the threshold uses total estimated input.
133-133: Describe the buffer budget withbuffer_max_ratio.The guide defines the budget as the context window minus the summary and query. The runtime applies the
buffer_max_ratiolimit before partitioning. Update this description to match the configured behavior.
149-149: Document the unsupported disabled-mode transition.If a conversation already entered compacted mode, disabling compaction restores full replay and can trigger HTTP 413 again. State that this transition is unsupported.
1-8: LGTM!Also applies to: 10-132, 134-148, 150-172
docs/user_doc/config.md (1)
217-217: Keep the maintained configuration pages synchronized.This cross-link is present in
config.md, but the published navigation points users toconfig.html. The documentation files are maintained as a set. Add the same link toconfig.html, or verify that the publishing step updates it.docs/devel_doc/query_endpoint.md (2)
148-148: Describe summarized context, not only a fresh compaction.
context_status: "summarized"can mean that the request reused an existing summary marker or cache entry. It does not prove that compaction ran for this request, and thecompactionSSE event can be absent. Describe the value as indicating that the request used summarized context.Also applies to: 332-334
246-246: LGTM!Also applies to: 255-256, 414-415, 506-506
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32-32: LGTM!docs/devel_doc/ARCHITECTURE.md (5)
398-398: Add a language to the fenced diagram.
markdownlint-cli2reports MD040 at Line 398. Change the opening fence totextand keep the diagram unchanged.Source: Linters/SAST tools
399-403: Update the diagram to matchapply_compaction.The diagram estimates tokens and branches before it acquires the lock and loads conversation state. The runtime checks configuration first, then acquires the per-conversation lock, loads items and state, estimates tokens, and evaluates the threshold.
38-38: LGTM!
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480-485: LGTM!docs/index.md (1)
37-38: LGTM!docs/devel_doc/openapi.md (1)
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| | available_quotas | object | Quota available as measured by all configured quota limiters | | ||
| | tool_calls | array | List of tool calls made during response generation | | ||
| | tool_results | array | List of tool results | | ||
| | context_status | string | Indicates whether the conversation context sent to the LLM is `"full"` (complete history) or `"summarized"` (older turns were summarized). Only present in QueryResponse and StreamingQueryResponse; omitted from `/v1/responses` (OpenAI-compatible) and `/a2a` responses. | |
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Add context_status to the Attributes list.
The table at Line 8013 documents the field, but the Attributes list at Lines 7987-7998 still omits it. Add the same description to both representations.
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truncated: Whether conversation history was truncated.
+ context_status: Whether the conversation context was sent in full
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In `@docs/devel_doc/openapi.md` at line 8013, Update the Attributes list alongside
the existing context_status field documentation to include context_status with
the same description and response-scope exclusions, keeping both representations
consistent.
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Document the conversation compaction feature across OpenAPI spec, configuration guide, architecture overview, and query endpoint docs. Add context_status field ("full"/"summarized") to QueryResponse documentation and to the end SSE event for streaming query. Create comprehensive user guide at docs/user_doc/conversation_compaction.md with configuration examples, behavior details, and FAQ.
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