README.md is no longer auto-loaded into the LLM context at startup.
This saves ~4,600 tokens per session while AGENTS.md and memory.md
still provide all critical information for code tasks.
Changes:
- Delete read_project_readme() function
- Remove readme_content parameter from combine_project_content()
- Rename extract_readme_heading() -> extract_project_heading()
- Rename Agent constructors: *_with_readme_* -> *_with_project_context_*
- Update context preservation to only check for Agent Configuration
- Remove has_readme field from LoadedContent
- Update all tests to use new markers and function names
The LLM can still read README.md on-demand via read_file when needed.
Add test_project_content_survives_compaction() to verify that project
content loaded via /project command persists through context compaction.
This is a CHARACTERIZATION test that validates:
- Project content appended to README message survives compaction
- The README message (containing project content) is preserved as message[1]
- PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS, ACTIVE PROJECT markers, Brief and Status sections
all survive the compaction process
Agent: hopper
