feat: Implement Anthropic context engineering with compaction, structured prompts, and tool result clearing

ANTHROPIC_CONTEXT_ENGINEERING.md

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+# Anthropic Context Engineering Implementation
+
+## Overview
+Enhanced context engineering implementation based on Anthropic's best practices and research.
+
+## Key Principles from Anthropic
+
+### 1. Context as Finite Resource
+- **Context Rot**: As tokens increase, model's ability to recall information decreases
+- **Attention Budget**: LLMs have finite attention, every token depletes it
+- **Diminishing Returns**: More context doesn't always mean better performance
+
+### 2. Minimal High-Signal Tokens
+- Find the smallest possible set of high-signal tokens
+- Maximize likelihood of desired outcome
+- Balance between too much and too little context
+
+## Implemented Strategies
+
+### 1. Structured Prompt Organization ✅
+**Anthropic's Recommendation**: Use clear sections with XML tags or Markdown headers
+
+**Implementation**:
+- All prompts now use XML-style tags: `<system>`, `<background_information>`, `<instructions>`, etc.
+- Clear separation of concerns
+- Better model understanding of context structure
+
+**Example Structure**:
+```
+<system>
+  System instructions
+</system>
+
+<background_information>
+  Context and rules
+</background_information>
+
+<knowledge_base_documents>
+  RAG results
+</knowledge_base_documents>
+
+<instructions>
+  Task instructions
+</instructions>
+```
+
+### 2. Compaction (High-Fidelity Summarization) ✅
+**Anthropic's Strategy**: Summarize conversations nearing context limit while preserving critical details
+
+**Implementation**:
+- `compact_conversation()`: Preserves architectural decisions, unresolved issues, implementation details
+- Discards redundant tool outputs
+- Keeps first message + summary + last N messages
+- High-fidelity compression maintaining coherence
+
+**Key Features**:
+- Preserves: Architectural decisions, unresolved bugs, implementation details, key facts
+- Discards: Redundant tool outputs, repetitive information, verbose explanations
+
+### 3. Tool Result Clearing ✅
+**Anthropic's Safest Compaction**: Clear tool results once processed
+
+**Implementation**:
+- `clear_tool_results()`: Removes large tool outputs while keeping metadata
+- Once a tool is called deep in history, raw results often no longer needed
+- Safest form of compaction with minimal information loss
+
+**Usage**:
+- Automatically applied before full compaction
+- Reduces tokens without losing critical context
+- Preserves tool call metadata for debugging
+
+### 4. Structured Note-Taking ✅
+**Anthropic's Memory Strategy**: Write notes outside context window, pull back when needed
+
+**Enhanced Implementation**:
+- **Objectives Tracking**: Like Claude playing Pokémon - tracks progress toward goals
+- **Architectural Decisions**: Preserved during compaction
+- **Unresolved Issues**: Tracked separately for later resolution
+- **Structured Summary**: Organized sections (Plan, Objectives, Decisions, Issues, Facts, Notes)
+
+**Example**:
+```
+## Plan
+Multi-step plan: ...
+
+## Objectives
+- Objective 1: Progress (target: ...)
+- Objective 2: Progress (target: ...)
+
+## Architectural Decisions
+- Decision 1
+- Decision 2
+
+## Unresolved Issues
+- Issue 1
+- Issue 2
+```
+
+### 5. Just-in-Time Context Loading ✅
+**Anthropic's Approach**: Use lightweight identifiers, load data at runtime
+
+**Implementation**:
+- Memory selection: Only relevant memories loaded
+- Tool selection: Only relevant tools provided
+- Progressive disclosure: Context discovered incrementally
+
+### 6. Context Compression Thresholds ✅
+**Anthropic's Guidance**: Compress at 80% of context window
+
+**Implementation**:
+- Monitors token usage
+- Triggers compression at 80% threshold
+- Targets 60% after compression
+- Uses tool result clearing first (safest), then full compaction
+
+## Prompt Engineering Improvements
+
+### System Prompt Structure
+- **Right Altitude**: Balance between too specific (brittle) and too vague (ineffective)
+- **Clear Sections**: XML tags for better organization
+- **Minimal but Complete**: Enough information without bloat
+
+### Tool Design
+- **Token Efficient**: Tools return concise, relevant information
+- **Minimal Overlap**: Clear tool boundaries
+- **Self-Contained**: Each tool is independent and robust
+
+### Examples (Few-Shot)
+- **Diverse, Canonical**: Not laundry lists of edge cases
+- **Effective Portrayal**: Examples that show expected behavior
+- **Quality over Quantity**: Few good examples better than many mediocre ones
+
+## Integration Points
+
+### In `agent_orchestrator.py`:
+
+1. **Conversation History Compression**:
+   - Checks token usage at 80% threshold
+   - Uses tool result clearing first
+   - Falls back to full compaction if needed
+
+2. **Structured Note-Taking**:
+   - Saves plans, objectives, decisions, issues
+   - Pulls notes into prompts when relevant
+   - Preserves across compaction cycles
+
+3. **Prompt Structure**:
+   - All prompts use XML-style sections
+   - Clear organization improves model understanding
+   - Better separation of concerns
+
+4. **Tool Output Compression**:
+   - Automatically compresses RAG/web outputs
+   - Limits results to top 5
+   - Truncates long text fields
+
+## Benefits
+
+1. **Better Performance**: Structured prompts improve model understanding
+2. **Reduced Token Usage**: Compression and clearing reduce costs
+3. **Longer Conversations**: Compaction enables extended agent trajectories
+4. **Better Coherence**: Structured notes maintain context across resets
+5. **Cost Efficiency**: Fewer tokens = lower API costs
+
+## Comparison: Before vs After
+
+### Before:
+- Flat prompt structure
+- No conversation compression
+- All tool outputs kept in context
+- No structured note-taking
+
+### After:
+- XML-structured prompts
+- Automatic compaction at 80% threshold
+- Tool result clearing (safest compaction)
+- Structured note-taking with objectives, decisions, issues
+- Better context selection
+
+## Files Modified
+
+- `backend/api/services/context_engineer.py` - Enhanced with Anthropic strategies
+- `backend/api/services/agent_orchestrator.py` - Integrated structured prompts and compaction
+
+## Testing Recommendations
+
+1. **Long Conversations**: Test with 20+ message exchanges
+2. **Compaction**: Verify compaction preserves critical information
+3. **Tool Clearing**: Ensure tool results are cleared appropriately
+4. **Note-Taking**: Verify notes persist across compaction cycles
+5. **Structured Prompts**: Test that XML structure improves responses
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+1. **Fine-tuned Compaction**: Train models specifically for context compression
+2. **Hierarchical Summarization**: Multi-level compression for very long conversations
+3. **Embedding-based Selection**: Better memory/tool selection using embeddings
+4. **Sub-agent Architectures**: Specialized agents with clean context windows
+5. **Adaptive Thresholds**: Dynamic compression thresholds based on task complexity
+

CONTEXT_ENGINEERING_IMPLEMENTATION.md

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+# Context Engineering Implementation
+
+## Overview
+Implemented comprehensive context engineering strategies based on LangChain's best practices to optimize agent performance and reduce token usage.
+
+## Four Main Strategies
+
+### 1. Write Context ✅
+**Purpose**: Save context outside the context window for later use.
+
+**Implementation**:
+- **Scratchpad**: `ContextScratchpad` class saves notes, plans, and key facts during agent execution
+- **Plan Saving**: Agent plans are saved to scratchpad for persistence
+- **Key Facts**: Important information extracted from responses is saved
+- **Notes**: Categorized notes (user_query, intent, tool_execution, etc.)
+
+**Usage in Agent**:
+- Saves user queries to scratchpad
+- Saves intent classifications
+- Saves agent plans from multi-step decisions
+- Saves key facts from LLM responses
+
+### 2. Select Context ✅
+**Purpose**: Pull only relevant context into the context window.
+
+**Implementation**:
+- **Memory Selection**: `ContextSelector.select_relevant_memories()` selects top N relevant memories
+- **Tool Selection**: `ContextSelector.select_relevant_tools()` selects most relevant tools
+- **Keyword-based**: Uses keyword matching (can be enhanced with embeddings)
+
+**Usage in Agent**:
+- Selects relevant memories before tool selection
+- Filters conversation history to most relevant parts
+- Can be extended for better RAG retrieval
+
+### 3. Compress Context ✅
+**Purpose**: Retain only necessary tokens.
+
+**Implementation**:
+- **Conversation Summarization**: `ContextCompressor.summarize_conversation()` summarizes long conversations
+- **Message Trimming**: `ContextCompressor.trim_messages()` keeps first N and last M messages
+- **Tool Output Compression**: `ContextCompressor.compress_tool_output()` reduces tool output size
+  - Limits RAG results to top 5
+  - Limits web search results to top 5
+  - Truncates long text fields
+
+**Usage in Agent**:
+- Compresses conversation history if > 10 messages
+- Compresses RAG tool outputs automatically
+- Compresses web search tool outputs automatically
+- Summarizes middle sections of long conversations
+
+### 4. Isolate Context ✅
+**Purpose**: Split context to prevent token bloat.
+
+**Implementation**:
+- **ContextIsolator**: Stores large tool outputs separately
+- **Reference System**: Returns references instead of full data
+- **Automatic Cleanup**: Clears old isolated data after timeout
+
+**Usage in Agent**:
+- Can isolate large tool outputs (images, audio, large JSON)
+- Prevents context window overflow
+- Maintains references for later retrieval
+
+## Integration Points
+
+### In `agent_orchestrator.py`:
+
+1. **Request Start**:
+   - Writes user query to scratchpad
+   - Compresses conversation history if needed
+
+2. **Intent Classification**:
+   - Saves intent to scratchpad
+
+3. **Memory Retrieval**:
+   - Selects relevant memories using context selector
+
+4. **Tool Selection**:
+   - Saves multi-step plans to scratchpad
+
+5. **Tool Execution**:
+   - Compresses RAG outputs
+   - Compresses web search outputs
+   - Saves key facts from responses
+
+6. **Prompt Building**:
+   - Includes scratchpad context in prompts
+   - Adds context from previous steps
+
+## Benefits
+
+1. **Reduced Token Usage**: Compression and selection reduce context window usage
+2. **Better Performance**: Relevant context improves agent accuracy
+3. **Longer Conversations**: Summarization enables longer agent trajectories
+4. **Cost Savings**: Fewer tokens = lower costs
+5. **Faster Responses**: Smaller context = faster LLM calls
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+1. **Embedding-based Selection**: Use embeddings for better memory/tool selection
+2. **Hierarchical Summarization**: Multi-level summarization for very long conversations
+3. **Fine-tuned Compression**: Train models specifically for context compression
+4. **Knowledge Graph Integration**: Use knowledge graphs for better context selection
+5. **Adaptive Compression**: Adjust compression based on context window usage
+
+## Files Created
+
+- `backend/api/services/context_engineer.py` - Main context engineering service
+  - `ContextScratchpad` - Write context
+  - `ContextCompressor` - Compress context
+  - `ContextSelector` - Select context
+  - `ContextIsolator` - Isolate context
+  - `ContextEngineer` - Main orchestrator
+
+## Files Modified
+
+- `backend/api/services/agent_orchestrator.py` - Integrated context engineering throughout
+
+## Testing
+
+Test with:
+- Long conversations (> 10 messages)
+- Multiple tool calls
+- Large tool outputs
+- Memory retrieval scenarios
+

KB_FIRST_IMPLEMENTATION.md

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+# KB-First Strategy Implementation
+
+## Overview
+The system now implements a **Knowledge Base (KB) first, web search as fallback** strategy with enhanced safety rules.
+
+## Key Behavior
+
+### 1. KB-First Approach
+- **Always check Knowledge Base first** - RAG search is performed before any other tool
+- **Web search is ONLY a fallback** - Used when KB has no relevant information
+- **KB is authoritative** - Knowledge Base information takes priority over web search
+
+### 2. Safety Rules for Web Search
+
+When web search is used as a fallback:
+- ✅ Keep responses **short, factual, and neutral**
+- ✅ **Limit to 2-4 sentences** for web search content
+- ❌ Do NOT provide long legal, medical, or highly detailed professional explanations
+- ⚠️ For legal, medical, financial, or safety topics: provide brief general explanation + recommend consulting a qualified professional
+- 📝 Always clarify that information comes from external sources, not the Knowledge Base
+
+### 3. Professional Disclaimers
+
+For topics involving:
+- Legal advice
+- Medical advice
+- Financial advice
+- Safety-critical information
+
+**Response format:**
+> "Brief general explanation. For specific advice, please consult a qualified professional."
+
+## Implementation Details
+
+### Prompt Updates
+
+1. **RAG Prompt (when KB has results)**
+   - Emphasizes KB as primary and authoritative source
+   - Clarifies that web search is supplementary only
+
+2. **RAG Prompt (when KB has no results)**
+   - Includes rules for web search fallback
+   - Adds safety disclaimers for professional advice topics
+
+3. **Web Search Prompt**
+   - Explicitly states KB was checked first
+   - Includes all safety rules and disclaimers
+   - Enforces 2-4 sentence limit
+
+4. **Multi-Step Synthesis Prompt**
+   - Prioritizes KB information over web search
+   - Distinguishes between authoritative (KB) and supplementary (web) sources
+
+### Example Test Query
+
+**Query:** "What are the international laws regarding subletting?"
+
+**Expected Flow:**
+1. ✅ Check Knowledge Base first
+2. ✅ No relevant KB information found
+3. ✅ Trigger web search as fallback
+4. ✅ Generate short, safe answer
+
+**Expected Response:**
+> "I don't have this in the knowledge base, but based on general information from the web, subletting laws differ widely by country. For specific legal advice, please consult a local authority or legal professional."
+
+## Safety Features
+
+- ✅ Professional advice disclaimers
+- ✅ Source distinction (KB vs web)
+- ✅ Response length limits for web content
+- ✅ Clear messaging about fallback behavior
+
+## Configuration
+
+All rules are built into the prompt templates in:
+- `backend/api/services/agent_orchestrator.py`
+  - `_build_prompt_with_rag()`
+  - `_build_prompt_with_web()`
+  - `_execute_multi_step()` (multi-step synthesis)
+

app.py

@@ -2123,7 +2123,11 @@ with gr.Blocks(
                 visible=False
             )
             
-            kb_library_content = gr.Column(visible=True)
+            # Set initial visibility based on default role
+            # Editor should NOT see Knowledge Base Library content
+            initial_is_editor = (DEFAULT_ROLE or "").lower().strip() == "editor"
+            kb_access_denied.visible = initial_is_editor  # Show access denied for editor
+            kb_library_content = gr.Column(visible=not initial_is_editor)
             
             with kb_library_content:
                 gr.Markdown(
@@ -2313,11 +2317,13 @@ with gr.Blocks(
             
             # Update visibility when role changes
             def update_kb_full_visibility(role):
-                is_editor = role == "editor"
-                can_delete = can_delete_documents(role)
+                # Normalize role to lowercase for comparison
+                role_lower = (role or DEFAULT_ROLE).lower().strip()
+                is_editor = role_lower == "editor"
+                can_delete = can_delete_documents(role_lower)
                 return (
                     gr.update(visible=is_editor),      # Access denied for Editor
-                    gr.update(visible=not is_editor),  # KB content for Owner/Admin
+                    gr.update(visible=not is_editor),  # KB content for Owner/Admin/Viewer
                     gr.update(visible=can_delete),     # Delete all button
                     gr.update(visible=can_delete),     # Delete section
                 )

backend/api/services/agent_orchestrator.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from .result_merger import merge_parallel_results, format_merged_context_for_pro
 from .tool_metadata import validate_tool_output, get_tool_schema
 from .query_cache import get_cache
 from .query_expander import QueryExpander
+from .context_engineer import ContextEngineer
 import time
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ class AgentOrchestrator:
         self.tool_scorer = ToolScoringService()
         self.query_expander = QueryExpander(llm_client=self.llm)
         self.cache = get_cache()
+        self.context_engineer = ContextEngineer(llm_client=self.llm)
 
         self._analytics: Optional[AnalyticsStore] = None
         self._analytics_disabled = os.getenv("ANALYTICS_DISABLED", "").lower() in {"1", "true", "yes"}
@@ -158,6 +160,12 @@ class AgentOrchestrator:
             "message_preview": req.message[:120]
         })
         
+        # Context Engineering: Write to scratchpad
+        self.context_engineer.write_to_scratchpad(
+            f"User query: {req.message[:200]}",
+            category="user_query"
+        )
+        
         # Check cache first (skip for admin queries and rule checks)
         cached_response = self.cache.get(req.message, req.tenant_id)
         if cached_response:
@@ -491,12 +499,43 @@ Answer:"""
         })
 
         # 3) Tool selection (hybrid) - pass RAG results, memory, and admin violations in context
+        # Context Engineering: Compress conversation history if too long (Anthropic's compaction)
+        # Use tool result clearing first (safest), then full compaction if needed
+        if req.conversation_history and len(req.conversation_history) > 10:
+            # Check token usage
+            total_chars = sum(len(str(m.get("content", ""))) for m in req.conversation_history)
+            estimated_tokens = total_chars // 4
+            
+            # Compress if approaching context limit (80% threshold)
+            if estimated_tokens > 8000:  # ~80% of typical 10k context
+                compressed_history = await self.context_engineer.compress_if_needed(
+                    req.conversation_history,
+                    max_tokens=6000,  # Target 60% after compression
+                    use_compaction=True
+                )
+                req.conversation_history = compressed_history
+                reasoning_trace.append({
+                    "step": "context_compaction",
+                    "original_length": len(req.conversation_history),
+                    "compressed_length": len(compressed_history),
+                    "compressed": len(compressed_history) < len(req.conversation_history),
+                    "strategy": "anthropic_compaction"
+                })
+        
         # Get recent memory for context-aware routing
         from backend.mcp_server.common.memory import get_recent
         session_id = req.conversation_history[-1].get("session_id") if req.conversation_history else None
         recent_memory = []
         if session_id:
             recent_memory = get_recent(session_id)
+            
+            # Context Engineering: Select relevant memories
+            if recent_memory:
+                selected_memories = await self.context_engineer.select_context(
+                    req.message,
+                    {"memories": recent_memory}
+                )
+                recent_memory = selected_memories.get("memories", recent_memory)
         
         # Get admin violations if any
         admin_violations = []
@@ -605,6 +644,10 @@ Answer:"""
                     
                     # Validate and format RAG output to conform to schema
                     rag_formatted = self._format_tool_output("rag", rag_resp, rag_latency_ms)
+                    
+                    # Context Engineering: Compress tool output if needed
+                    rag_formatted = await self.context_engineer.compressor.compress_tool_output("rag", rag_formatted)
+                    
                     tool_traces.append({"tool": "rag", "response": rag_formatted})
                     hits = self._extract_hits(rag_formatted)
                     
@@ -688,6 +731,10 @@ Answer:"""
                     
                     # Validate and format Web output to conform to schema
                     web_formatted = self._format_tool_output("web", web_resp, web_latency_ms)
+                    
+                    # Context Engineering: Compress tool output if needed
+                    web_formatted = await self.context_engineer.compressor.compress_tool_output("web", web_formatted)
+                    
                     tool_traces.append({"tool": "web", "response": web_formatted})
                     hits_count = len(self._extract_hits(web_formatted))
                     
@@ -830,6 +877,10 @@ Answer:"""
                             tools_used.append("web")
                             
                             web_formatted = self._format_tool_output("web", web_resp, web_latency_ms)
+                            
+                            # Context Engineering: Compress tool output if needed
+                            web_formatted = await self.context_engineer.compressor.compress_tool_output("web", web_formatted)
+                            
                             tool_traces.append({"tool": "web", "response": web_formatted})
                             hits_count = len(self._extract_hits(web_formatted))
                             
@@ -1171,6 +1222,10 @@ Answer:"""
                 tools_used.append("web")
                 
                 web_formatted = self._format_tool_output("web", web_resp, web_latency_ms)
+                
+                # Context Engineering: Compress tool output if needed
+                web_formatted = await self.context_engineer.compressor.compress_tool_output("web", web_formatted)
+                
                 tool_traces.append({"tool": "web", "response": web_formatted})
                 hits_count = len(self._extract_hits(web_formatted))
                 
@@ -1334,28 +1389,58 @@ Answer:"""
                 f"## User Question\n{req.message}\n\n"
                 f"## Context\n"
                 f"No relevant documents were found in the knowledge base for this question.\n\n"
+                f"## Important Rules\n"
+                f"If the user asks a question that cannot be answered directly from the Knowledge Base, "
+                f"then and ONLY then use the web-search tool to gather information. "
+                f"When using web search, keep the response short, factual, and neutral. "
+                f"Do NOT provide long legal, medical, or highly detailed professional explanations. "
+                f"If the topic involves legal, medical, financial, or safety-critical advice, provide a brief general explanation "
+                f"and tell the user to consult a qualified professional. "
+                f"Never present external information as part of the official Knowledge Base.\n\n"
                 f"## Your Task\n"
-                f"Provide the best possible answer based on your general knowledge. "
-                f"Be clear, accurate, and helpful. If you're uncertain about tenant-specific details, "
-                f"acknowledge that and provide general guidance."
+                f"Since no Knowledge Base documents were found, you may use web search as a fallback if needed. "
+                f"Provide a brief, helpful answer. If you're uncertain about tenant-specific details, "
+                f"acknowledge that and provide general guidance. "
+                f"For legal, medical, financial, or safety-critical topics, keep responses brief and recommend consulting a professional."
             )
         else:
+            # Context Engineering: Get structured scratchpad context (Anthropic's note-taking)
+            scratchpad_context = self.context_engineer.get_scratchpad_context(limit=5)
+            scratchpad_section = f"\n## Structured Notes from Previous Steps\n{scratchpad_context}\n\n" if scratchpad_context else ""
+            
+            # Build prompt with Anthropic's recommended structure
+            # Clear sections with XML/Markdown headers for better organization
             prompt = (
+                f"<system>\n"
                 f"You are an assistant helping tenant {req.tenant_id}. "
-                f"Your goal is to provide the most accurate, comprehensive, and helpful answer possible.\n\n"
-                f"## Knowledge Base Documents\n"
+                f"Your goal is to provide the most accurate, comprehensive, and helpful answer possible.\n"
+                f"</system>\n\n"
+                f"<background_information>\n"
+                f"## KB-First Strategy\n"
+                f"The Knowledge Base was checked first and relevant documents were found. "
+                f"Use these documents as your PRIMARY and AUTHORITATIVE source. "
+                f"Web search should ONLY be used as a fallback if the Knowledge Base cannot answer the question.\n"
+                f"{scratchpad_section}"
+                f"</background_information>\n\n"
+                f"<knowledge_base_documents>\n"
                 f"The following documents were retrieved from the tenant's knowledge base as relevant to the user's question:\n\n"
                 f"{snippet_text}\n\n"
                 f"{'## Relevance Scores\n' + scores_text + '\n\n' if scores_text else ''}"
-                f"## User Question\n{req.message}\n\n"
+                f"</knowledge_base_documents>\n\n"
+                f"<user_question>\n"
+                f"{req.message}\n"
+                f"</user_question>\n\n"
+                f"<instructions>\n"
                 f"## Your Task\n"
                 f"1. **Primary Goal**: Answer the user's question using the information from the knowledge base documents above.\n"
-                f"2. **Accuracy**: Base your answer primarily on the highest-scoring sources (most relevant documents).\n"
-                f"3. **Comprehensiveness**: If multiple sources provide complementary information, synthesize them into a complete answer.\n"
-                f"4. **Citation**: When referencing specific information, indicate which source(s) you used (e.g., 'According to Source 1...' or 'Sources 1 and 2 indicate...').\n"
-                f"5. **Completeness**: If the documents don't fully answer the question, clearly state what information is available and what is missing.\n"
-                f"6. **Clarity**: Write in a clear, professional, and easy-to-understand manner.\n"
-                f"7. **Directness**: Get straight to the point - provide the answer the user needs without unnecessary preamble.\n\n"
+                f"2. **KB Priority**: Base your answer PRIMARILY on the Knowledge Base. This is the authoritative source for tenant-specific information.\n"
+                f"3. **Accuracy**: Base your answer primarily on the highest-scoring sources (most relevant documents).\n"
+                f"4. **Comprehensiveness**: If multiple sources provide complementary information, synthesize them into a complete answer.\n"
+                f"5. **Citation**: When referencing specific information, indicate which source(s) you used (e.g., 'According to Source 1...' or 'Sources 1 and 2 indicate...').\n"
+                f"6. **Completeness**: If the documents don't fully answer the question, clearly state what information is available and what is missing.\n"
+                f"7. **Clarity**: Write in a clear, professional, and easy-to-understand manner.\n"
+                f"8. **Directness**: Get straight to the point - provide the answer the user needs without unnecessary preamble.\n"
+                f"</instructions>\n\n"
                 f"Provide your answer now:"
             )
         return prompt
@@ -1758,23 +1843,72 @@ Answer:"""
 
         # Otherwise, build the normal multi-step synthesis prompt.
         if data_section:
+            # Check if we have both RAG and web data
+            has_rag = "[RAG]" in data_section
+            has_web = "[WEB]" in data_section
+            
+            kb_first_note = ""
+            web_fallback_note = ""
+            if has_rag and has_web:
+                kb_first_note = (
+                    f"\n## KB-First Strategy\n"
+                    f"**Knowledge Base (RAG) was checked FIRST** and found relevant information. "
+                    f"This is the PRIMARY and AUTHORITATIVE source. "
+                    f"Web search results are provided as supplementary information only. "
+                    f"Prioritize Knowledge Base information over web search results.\n\n"
+                )
+                web_fallback_note = (
+                    f"\n## Web Search Rules\n"
+                    f"When using web search information as supplementary data:\n"
+                    f"- Keep web search details brief and factual\n"
+                    f"- For legal, medical, financial, or safety topics, add: 'For specific advice, consult a qualified professional.'\n"
+                    f"- Clearly distinguish between Knowledge Base (authoritative) and web search (supplementary) information\n\n"
+                )
+            elif has_web and not has_rag:
+                kb_first_note = (
+                    f"\n## KB-First Strategy\n"
+                    f"The Knowledge Base was checked FIRST but no relevant information was found. "
+                    f"Web search results below are provided as a FALLBACK. "
+                    f"Keep the response short, factual, and neutral. "
+                    f"For legal, medical, financial, or safety topics, recommend consulting a qualified professional.\n\n"
+                )
+            
+            # Get structured scratchpad context (Anthropic's note-taking)
+            scratchpad_context = self.context_engineer.get_scratchpad_context(limit=5)
+            scratchpad_section = f"\n## Structured Notes\n{scratchpad_context}\n" if scratchpad_context else ""
+            
+            # Build prompt with Anthropic's structured format (XML-style sections)
             prompt = (
+                f"<system>\n"
                 f"You are an assistant helping tenant {req.tenant_id}. "
-                f"Your goal is to provide the most accurate, comprehensive, and helpful answer possible.\n\n"
-                f"## Information Collected\n"
-                f"The following details have been gathered from multiple reliable sources (knowledge base, web search, etc.):\n\n"
-                f"{data_section}\n\n"
-                f"## User Request\n{req.message}\n\n"
+                f"Your goal is to provide the most accurate, comprehensive, and helpful answer possible.\n"
+                f"</system>\n\n"
+                f"<background_information>\n"
+                f"{kb_first_note.strip()}"
+                f"{scratchpad_section}"
+                f"</background_information>\n\n"
+                f"<information_collected>\n"
+                f"The following details have been gathered from reliable sources:\n\n"
+                f"{data_section}\n"
+                f"</information_collected>\n\n"
+                f"{f'<web_search_guidance>\n{web_fallback_note.strip()}\n</web_search_guidance>\n\n' if web_fallback_note else ''}"
+                f"<user_request>\n"
+                f"{req.message}\n"
+                f"</user_request>\n\n"
+                f"<instructions>\n"
                 f"## Your Task\n"
                 f"1. **Primary Goal**: Use the information above to directly and completely address the user's request.\n"
-                f"2. **Synthesis**: Combine information from different sources when they provide complementary details.\n"
-                f"3. **Prioritization**: If sources conflict, prioritize the most authoritative or recent information.\n"
-                f"4. **Completeness**: Provide a comprehensive answer that covers all aspects of the user's question.\n"
-                f"5. **Accuracy**: Base your answer on the provided information. If information is missing or uncertain, clearly state that.\n"
-                f"6. **Clarity**: Write in a clear, professional, and easy-to-understand manner.\n"
-                f"7. **Directness**: Get straight to the point - provide the answer the user needs without unnecessary preamble.\n"
-                f"8. **Actionability**: If the question requires steps or actions, provide clear, actionable guidance.\n"
-                f"9. **Citation**: When referencing specific sources, indicate which source(s) you used (e.g., '[RAG]', '[WEB]').\n\n"
+                f"2. **Source Priority**: {'If both Knowledge Base (RAG) and web search results are present, prioritize Knowledge Base as the authoritative source. ' if has_rag and has_web else ''}Use web search information only to supplement or when KB has no relevant information.\n"
+                f"3. **Synthesis**: Combine information from different sources when they provide complementary details.\n"
+                f"4. **Prioritization**: If sources conflict, prioritize Knowledge Base information over web search results.\n"
+                f"5. **Completeness**: Provide a comprehensive answer that covers all aspects of the user's question.\n"
+                f"6. **Accuracy**: Base your answer on the provided information. If information is missing or uncertain, clearly state that.\n"
+                f"7. **Clarity**: Write in a clear, professional, and easy-to-understand manner.\n"
+                f"8. **Directness**: Get straight to the point - provide the answer the user needs without unnecessary preamble.\n"
+                f"9. **Actionability**: If the question requires steps or actions, provide clear, actionable guidance.\n"
+                f"10. **Citation**: When referencing specific sources, indicate which source(s) you used (e.g., '[RAG]', '[WEB]').\n"
+                f"{'11. **Brief Web Content**: If using web search, keep that portion of the response brief (2-4 sentences). Add professional disclaimers for legal/medical/financial topics.\n' if has_web else ''}"
+                f"</instructions>\n\n"
                 f"If the information is incomplete, explain what can and cannot be concluded from the available data. "
                 f"Focus on giving the user exactly what they need—clear guidance, accurate facts, and practical steps whenever possible.\n\n"
                 f"Provide your comprehensive answer now:"
@@ -2353,24 +2487,42 @@ Rewritten message:"""
                 f"acknowledge that and provide general guidance."
             )
         else:
+            # Build prompt with Anthropic's recommended structure (clear sections with XML tags)
             prompt = (
-                f"You are an assistant helping tenant {req.tenant_id} with access to recent web search results. "
-                f"Your goal is to provide the most accurate, comprehensive, and helpful answer possible.\n\n"
-                f"## Web Search Results\n"
+                f"<system>\n"
+                f"You are an assistant helping tenant {req.tenant_id}. "
+                f"The Knowledge Base was checked first but no relevant information was found. "
+                f"Web search results are provided below as a fallback.\n"
+                f"</system>\n\n"
+                f"<background_information>\n"
+                f"## Important Rules for Web Search Responses\n"
+                f"1. **KB-First Approach**: Always check Knowledge Base first. Web search is ONLY a fallback when KB has no relevant information.\n"
+                f"2. **Keep it Short**: When using web search, keep responses short, factual, and neutral. Do NOT provide long explanations.\n"
+                f"3. **No Professional Advice**: Do NOT provide long legal, medical, or highly detailed professional explanations. "
+                f"If the topic involves legal, medical, financial, or safety-critical advice, provide a brief general explanation "
+                f"and tell the user to consult a qualified professional.\n"
+                f"4. **Clear Source Distinction**: Never present external web search information as part of the official Knowledge Base. "
+                f"Always clarify that this information comes from external sources.\n"
+                f"5. **Safety First**: For safety-critical topics, always recommend consulting qualified professionals.\n"
+                f"</background_information>\n\n"
+                f"<web_search_results>\n"
                 f"The following search results were found for the user's question:\n\n"
-                f"{snippet_text}\n\n"
-                f"## User Question\n{req.message}\n\n"
+                f"{snippet_text}\n"
+                f"</web_search_results>\n\n"
+                f"<user_question>\n"
+                f"{req.message}\n"
+                f"</user_question>\n\n"
+                f"<instructions>\n"
                 f"## Your Task\n"
-                f"1. **Primary Goal**: Answer the user's question using the information from the web search results above.\n"
-                f"2. **Accuracy**: Prioritize information from authoritative sources (recognized websites, official sources, etc.).\n"
-                f"3. **Synthesis**: If multiple results provide different perspectives or complementary information, synthesize them into a comprehensive answer.\n"
-                f"4. **Verification**: If results conflict, mention the discrepancy and provide the most reliable information.\n"
-                f"5. **Citation**: When referencing specific information, indicate which result(s) you used (e.g., 'According to Result 1...' or 'Results 1 and 2 indicate...').\n"
-                f"6. **Completeness**: If the search results don't fully answer the question, clearly state what information is available and what might be missing.\n"
-                f"7. **Clarity**: Write in a clear, professional, and easy-to-understand manner.\n"
-                f"8. **Directness**: Get straight to the point - provide the answer the user needs without unnecessary preamble.\n"
-                f"9. **Relevance**: Focus on information that directly addresses the user's question.\n\n"
-                f"Provide your answer now:"
+                f"1. **Primary Goal**: Provide a short, factual answer using the web search results above.\n"
+                f"2. **Keep it Brief**: Limit your response to 2-4 sentences. Do NOT provide lengthy explanations.\n"
+                f"3. **Accuracy**: Prioritize information from authoritative sources (recognized websites, official sources, etc.).\n"
+                f"4. **Professional Disclaimers**: For legal, medical, financial, or safety topics, include: "
+                f"'For specific advice, please consult a qualified professional.'\n"
+                f"5. **Source Clarity**: Start by mentioning this information comes from web search, not the Knowledge Base.\n"
+                f"6. **Citation**: Briefly indicate which source(s) you used.\n"
+                f"</instructions>\n\n"
+                f"Provide a short, helpful answer now:"
             )
 
         return prompt

backend/api/services/context_engineer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,512 @@
+# =============================================================
+# File: backend/api/services/context_engineer.py
+# =============================================================
+"""
+Context Engineering Service
+Implements write, select, compress, and isolate strategies for managing agent context.
+Based on LangChain's context engineering best practices.
+"""
+
+import time
+from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional
+from collections import deque
+
+
+class ContextScratchpad:
+    """Scratchpad for saving context during agent execution.
+    
+    Based on Anthropic's structured note-taking strategy:
+    - Agents write notes persisted outside context window
+    - Notes pulled back into context when needed
+    - Enables tracking progress across complex tasks
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, max_size: int = 50):
+        self.notes: deque = deque(maxlen=max_size)
+        self.plan: Optional[str] = None
+        self.key_facts: List[str] = []
+        self.objectives: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []  # Track objectives like Claude playing Pokémon
+        self.architectural_decisions: List[str] = []  # Track design decisions
+        self.unresolved_issues: List[str] = []  # Track bugs/issues
+    
+    def add_note(self, note: str, category: str = "general"):
+        """Add a note to the scratchpad."""
+        self.notes.append({
+            "timestamp": time.time(),
+            "note": note,
+            "category": category
+        })
+    
+    def set_plan(self, plan: str):
+        """Save the agent's plan."""
+        self.plan = plan
+    
+    def add_fact(self, fact: str):
+        """Add a key fact."""
+        if fact not in self.key_facts:
+            self.key_facts.append(fact)
+            if len(self.key_facts) > 20:  # Limit facts
+                self.key_facts.pop(0)
+    
+    def get_recent_notes(self, limit: int = 10, category: Optional[str] = None) -> List[str]:
+        """Get recent notes, optionally filtered by category."""
+        notes = list(self.notes)
+        if category:
+            notes = [n for n in notes if n.get("category") == category]
+        return [n["note"] for n in notes[-limit:]]
+    
+    def add_objective(self, objective: str, progress: str = "", target: str = ""):
+        """Add or update an objective (like Claude playing Pokémon tracking)."""
+        # Update existing or add new
+        for obj in self.objectives:
+            if objective in obj.get("objective", ""):
+                obj["progress"] = progress
+                obj["target"] = target
+                return
+        self.objectives.append({
+            "objective": objective,
+            "progress": progress,
+            "target": target
+        })
+        if len(self.objectives) > 10:
+            self.objectives.pop(0)
+    
+    def add_architectural_decision(self, decision: str):
+        """Add an architectural decision (preserved during compaction)."""
+        if decision not in self.architectural_decisions:
+            self.architectural_decisions.append(decision)
+            if len(self.architectural_decisions) > 10:
+                self.architectural_decisions.pop(0)
+    
+    def add_unresolved_issue(self, issue: str):
+        """Add an unresolved issue (preserved during compaction)."""
+        if issue not in self.unresolved_issues:
+            self.unresolved_issues.append(issue)
+            if len(self.unresolved_issues) > 10:
+                self.unresolved_issues.pop(0)
+    
+    def get_summary(self) -> str:
+        """Get a structured summary of scratchpad contents.
+        Based on Anthropic's structured note-taking approach."""
+        parts = []
+        if self.plan:
+            parts.append(f"## Plan\n{self.plan}")
+        if self.objectives:
+            obj_text = "\n".join([f"- {o['objective']}: {o.get('progress', '')} (target: {o.get('target', 'N/A')})" 
+                                 for o in self.objectives[-5:]])
+            parts.append(f"## Objectives\n{obj_text}")
+        if self.architectural_decisions:
+            parts.append(f"## Architectural Decisions\n" + "\n".join([f"- {d}" for d in self.architectural_decisions[-5:]]))
+        if self.unresolved_issues:
+            parts.append(f"## Unresolved Issues\n" + "\n".join([f"- {i}" for i in self.unresolved_issues[-5:]]))
+        if self.key_facts:
+            parts.append(f"## Key Facts\n" + ", ".join(self.key_facts[:5]))
+        if self.notes:
+            recent = self.get_recent_notes(5)
+            parts.append(f"## Recent Notes\n" + "\n".join([f"- {n}" for n in recent]))
+        return "\n\n".join(parts) if parts else ""
+
+
+class ContextCompressor:
+    """Compresses context to reduce token usage.
+    
+    Based on Anthropic's context engineering best practices:
+    - Compaction: Summarize conversations nearing context limit
+    - Tool result clearing: Remove raw tool outputs once processed
+    - High-fidelity summarization preserving critical details
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, llm_client):
+        self.llm = llm_client
+    
+    async def compact_conversation(self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], preserve_recent: int = 5, max_tokens: int = 1000) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Compact a conversation using Anthropic's compaction strategy.
+        Preserves architectural decisions, unresolved issues, and implementation details
+        while discarding redundant tool outputs.
+        
+        Args:
+            messages: List of message dicts with 'role' and 'content'
+            preserve_recent: Number of recent messages to keep verbatim
+            max_tokens: Target token count for summary
+            
+        Returns:
+            Compacted message list with summary + recent messages
+        """
+        if len(messages) <= preserve_recent + 2:
+            return messages
+        
+        # Keep first message (system/initial context) and last N messages
+        first = messages[:1] if messages else []
+        recent = messages[-preserve_recent:] if len(messages) > preserve_recent else messages
+        middle = messages[1:-preserve_recent] if len(messages) > preserve_recent + 1 else []
+        
+        if not middle:
+            return messages
+        
+        # Extract key information for compaction
+        user_queries = [m.get("content", "") for m in middle if m.get("role") == "user"]
+        assistant_responses = [m.get("content", "") for m in middle if m.get("role") == "assistant"]
+        tool_calls = [m for m in middle if m.get("role") == "tool" or "tool" in str(m.get("content", "")).lower()]
+        
+        # Compaction prompt based on Anthropic's guidance
+        prompt = f"""You are compacting a conversation history. Preserve:
+1. Architectural decisions and design choices
+2. Unresolved bugs or issues
+3. Implementation details and progress
+4. Key facts and information shared
+5. User preferences and requirements
+
+Discard:
+- Redundant tool outputs (raw results already processed)
+- Repetitive information
+- Verbose explanations that don't add value
+- Tool call details that are no longer needed
+
+Conversation to compact:
+{chr(10).join([f"{m.get('role', 'user')}: {str(m.get('content', ''))[:400]}" for m in middle[:20]])}
+
+Provide a high-fidelity summary that preserves critical context (max {max_tokens} tokens):"""
+        
+        try:
+            summary = await self.llm.simple_call(prompt, temperature=0.0)
+            summary_msg = {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": f"[Compacted conversation history: {summary}]",
+                "_compacted": True,
+                "_original_length": len(middle)
+            }
+            return first + [summary_msg] + recent
+        except Exception:
+            # Fallback: simple trimming
+            return first + recent
+    
+    async def summarize_conversation(self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], max_tokens: int = 500) -> str:
+        """
+        Summarize a conversation while preserving key decisions and facts.
+        Uses Anthropic's compaction principles.
+        
+        Args:
+            messages: List of message dicts with 'role' and 'content'
+            max_tokens: Target token count for summary
+            
+        Returns:
+            Summarized conversation
+        """
+        if len(messages) <= 2:
+            return "\n".join([f"{m.get('role', 'user')}: {m.get('content', '')[:200]}" for m in messages])
+        
+        # Extract key information
+        user_queries = [m.get("content", "") for m in messages if m.get("role") == "user"]
+        assistant_responses = [m.get("content", "") for m in messages if m.get("role") == "assistant"]
+        
+        prompt = f"""Summarize this conversation using high-fidelity compaction. Preserve:
+1. Key user questions/requests
+2. Important decisions made (architectural, design, implementation)
+3. Critical facts or information shared
+4. Unresolved issues or bugs
+5. Implementation progress
+
+Discard redundant tool outputs and repetitive information.
+
+Conversation:
+{chr(10).join([f"User: {q[:300]}" for q in user_queries[-5:]])}
+{chr(10).join([f"Assistant: {r[:300]}" for r in assistant_responses[-5:]])}
+
+Provide a concise, high-fidelity summary (max {max_tokens} tokens):"""
+        
+        try:
+            summary = await self.llm.simple_call(prompt, temperature=0.0)
+            return summary[:max_tokens * 4]  # Rough token limit
+        except Exception:
+            # Fallback: simple truncation
+            return "\n".join([f"{m.get('role', 'user')}: {m.get('content', '')[:100]}..." for m in messages[-5:]])
+    
+    def trim_messages(self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], keep_first: int = 2, keep_last: int = 10) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Trim messages, keeping first N and last M.
+        Based on Anthropic's guidance: preserve system context and recent interactions.
+        
+        Args:
+            messages: List of messages
+            keep_first: Number of initial messages to keep (system context)
+            keep_last: Number of recent messages to keep
+            
+        Returns:
+            Trimmed message list
+        """
+        if len(messages) <= keep_first + keep_last:
+            return messages
+        
+        return messages[:keep_first] + messages[-keep_last:]
+    
+    def clear_tool_results(self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Clear tool call results from messages (safest form of compaction).
+        Based on Anthropic's recommendation: once a tool has been called deep in history,
+        the raw result is often no longer needed.
+        
+        Args:
+            messages: List of messages
+            
+        Returns:
+            Messages with tool results cleared (tool calls kept, results removed)
+        """
+        cleared = []
+        for msg in messages:
+            # Keep tool calls but clear large results
+            if msg.get("role") == "tool" or "tool" in str(msg.get("content", "")).lower():
+                # Keep tool metadata but truncate large results
+                content = str(msg.get("content", ""))
+                if len(content) > 500:
+                    msg_copy = msg.copy()
+                    msg_copy["content"] = content[:200] + "... [tool result truncated]"
+                    msg_copy["_tool_result_cleared"] = True
+                    cleared.append(msg_copy)
+                else:
+                    cleared.append(msg)
+            else:
+                cleared.append(msg)
+        return cleared
+    
+    async def compress_tool_output(self, tool_name: str, output: Dict[str, Any], max_length: int = 500) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Compress tool output to reduce tokens.
+        
+        Args:
+            tool_name: Name of the tool
+            output: Tool output dict
+            max_length: Max characters for compressed output
+            
+        Returns:
+            Compressed output
+        """
+        if tool_name == "web":
+            # Compress web search results
+            hits = output.get("results", [])
+            if len(hits) > 5:
+                # Keep only top 5 results
+                output["results"] = hits[:5]
+                output["_compressed"] = True
+                output["_original_count"] = len(hits)
+        
+        elif tool_name == "rag":
+            # Compress RAG results
+            hits = output.get("results", [])
+            if len(hits) > 5:
+                output["results"] = hits[:5]
+                output["_compressed"] = True
+                output["_original_count"] = len(hits)
+        
+        # Summarize long text fields
+        for key in ["text", "content", "snippet"]:
+            if key in output and len(str(output[key])) > max_length:
+                text = str(output[key])
+                output[key] = text[:max_length] + "..."
+                output[f"{key}_compressed"] = True
+        
+        return output
+
+
+class ContextSelector:
+    """Selects relevant context for agent steps."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, llm_client):
+        self.llm = llm_client
+    
+    async def select_relevant_memories(self, query: str, memories: List[Dict[str, Any]], limit: int = 5) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Select most relevant memories for a query.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User query
+            memories: List of memory dicts
+            limit: Max memories to return
+            
+        Returns:
+            Selected memories
+        """
+        if not memories or len(memories) <= limit:
+            return memories
+        
+        # Simple keyword-based selection (can be enhanced with embeddings)
+        query_lower = query.lower()
+        scored = []
+        
+        for mem in memories:
+            content = str(mem.get("content", "")).lower()
+            score = sum(1 for word in query_lower.split() if word in content)
+            scored.append((score, mem))
+        
+        # Sort by score and return top N
+        scored.sort(reverse=True, key=lambda x: x[0])
+        return [mem for score, mem in scored[:limit] if score > 0]
+    
+    def select_relevant_tools(self, query: str, available_tools: List[Dict[str, Any]], limit: int = 5) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Select most relevant tools for a query.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User query
+            available_tools: List of tool dicts with descriptions
+            limit: Max tools to return
+            
+        Returns:
+            Selected tools
+        """
+        if not available_tools or len(available_tools) <= limit:
+            return available_tools
+        
+        # Simple keyword matching (can be enhanced with semantic search)
+        query_lower = query.lower()
+        scored = []
+        
+        for tool in available_tools:
+            desc = str(tool.get("description", "")).lower()
+            name = str(tool.get("name", "")).lower()
+            score = sum(1 for word in query_lower.split() if word in desc or word in name)
+            scored.append((score, tool))
+        
+        scored.sort(reverse=True, key=lambda x: x[0])
+        return [tool for score, tool in scored[:limit]]
+
+
+class ContextIsolator:
+    """Isolates context to prevent token bloat."""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.isolated_data: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+    
+    def isolate_tool_output(self, tool_name: str, output: Any, key: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+        """
+        Isolate tool output, storing it separately and returning a reference.
+        
+        Args:
+            tool_name: Name of the tool
+            output: Tool output
+            key: Optional key for storage
+            
+        Returns:
+            Reference string to use in context
+        """
+        storage_key = key or f"{tool_name}_{int(time.time())}"
+        self.isolated_data[storage_key] = {
+            "tool": tool_name,
+            "output": output,
+            "timestamp": time.time()
+        }
+        return f"[ISOLATED:{storage_key}]"
+    
+    def get_isolated(self, key: str) -> Optional[Any]:
+        """Retrieve isolated data by key."""
+        return self.isolated_data.get(key, {}).get("output")
+    
+    def clear_old_isolated(self, max_age_seconds: int = 3600):
+        """Clear isolated data older than max_age_seconds."""
+        current_time = time.time()
+        keys_to_remove = [
+            key for key, data in self.isolated_data.items()
+            if current_time - data.get("timestamp", 0) > max_age_seconds
+        ]
+        for key in keys_to_remove:
+            del self.isolated_data[key]
+
+
+class ContextEngineer:
+    """Main context engineering service combining all strategies."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, llm_client):
+        self.scratchpad = ContextScratchpad()
+        self.compressor = ContextCompressor(llm_client)
+        self.selector = ContextSelector(llm_client)
+        self.isolator = ContextIsolator()
+        self.llm = llm_client
+    
+    def write_to_scratchpad(self, note: str, category: str = "general"):
+        """Write to scratchpad."""
+        self.scratchpad.add_note(note, category)
+    
+    def save_plan(self, plan: str):
+        """Save agent plan."""
+        self.scratchpad.set_plan(plan)
+    
+    def save_fact(self, fact: str):
+        """Save key fact."""
+        self.scratchpad.add_fact(fact)
+    
+    def get_scratchpad_context(self, limit: int = 10) -> str:
+        """Get relevant scratchpad context."""
+        return self.scratchpad.get_summary()
+    
+    async def compress_if_needed(self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], max_tokens: int = 8000, 
+                                 use_compaction: bool = True) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Compress messages if they exceed token limit.
+        Uses Anthropic's compaction strategy: high-fidelity summarization
+        preserving architectural decisions, unresolved issues, and implementation details.
+        
+        Args:
+            messages: List of messages
+            max_tokens: Token limit
+            use_compaction: Use full compaction vs simple trimming
+            
+        Returns:
+            Compressed messages
+        """
+        # Rough token estimate (4 chars per token)
+        total_chars = sum(len(str(m.get("content", ""))) for m in messages)
+        estimated_tokens = total_chars // 4
+        
+        if estimated_tokens > max_tokens:
+            # First, try tool result clearing (safest form of compaction)
+            cleared = self.compressor.clear_tool_results(messages)
+            cleared_chars = sum(len(str(m.get("content", ""))) for m in cleared)
+            cleared_tokens = cleared_chars // 4
+            
+            if cleared_tokens <= max_tokens:
+                return cleared
+            
+            # If still over limit, use full compaction
+            if use_compaction and len(messages) > 10:
+                return await self.compressor.compact_conversation(messages, preserve_recent=5, max_tokens=1000)
+            else:
+                # Fallback: simple trimming
+                return self.compressor.trim_messages(messages, keep_first=2, keep_last=5)
+        
+        return messages
+    
+    async def select_context(self, query: str, available_context: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Select relevant context for a query.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User query
+            available_context: Dict with keys like 'memories', 'tools', etc.
+            
+        Returns:
+            Selected context dict
+        """
+        selected = {}
+        
+        # Select memories
+        if "memories" in available_context:
+            selected["memories"] = await self.selector.select_relevant_memories(
+                query, available_context["memories"]
+            )
+        
+        # Select tools
+        if "tools" in available_context:
+            selected["tools"] = self.selector.select_relevant_tools(
+                query, available_context["tools"]
+            )
+        
+        return selected
+    
+    def isolate_large_output(self, tool_name: str, output: Any) -> str:
+        """Isolate large tool output."""
+        return self.isolator.isolate_tool_output(tool_name, output)
+    
+    def get_isolated_context(self, key: str) -> Optional[Any]:
+        """Get isolated context."""
+        return self.isolator.get_isolated(key)
+