diff --git a/PLAN.md b/PLAN.md
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+++ b/PLAN.md
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Compaction Capability — Implementation Plan
+
+Closes #21
+
+## Overview
+
+This PR adds three compaction-related capabilities to `pydantic-harness`:
+
+1. **`SlidingWindow`** — Zero-cost message trimming via a configurable sliding window.
+2. **`LimitWarner`** — Injects warning messages when the agent approaches iteration, context-window, or total-token limits.
+3. **`Compaction`** — LLM-powered summarization that replaces older messages with a compact summary.
+
+All three are `AbstractCapability` subclasses that operate via the `before_model_request` hook, modifying `request_context.messages` before each model call.
+
+## Design Decisions
+
+### Tool-call / tool-return pair safety
+
+The most critical invariant: trimming or compacting must **never** orphan a `ToolCallPart` without its corresponding `ToolReturnPart` (or vice versa). Doing so causes HTTP 400 errors from LLM providers.
+
+The implementation uses a `_is_safe_cutoff()` function that searches around a proposed cutoff point for tool-call pairs that would be split. If a cutoff is unsafe, it walks backward to find a safe one. This approach is adapted from [vstorm-co/summarization-pydantic-ai](https://github.com/vstorm-co/summarization-pydantic-ai)'s `_cutoff.py`.
+
+### Trigger and retention modes
+
+Both `SlidingWindow` and `Compaction` support two trigger modes:
+- `max_messages` — fire when message count exceeds threshold
+- `max_tokens` — fire when estimated token count exceeds threshold
+
+And two retention modes:
+- `keep_messages` — retain N tail messages
+- `keep_tokens` — retain messages fitting within a token budget
+
+### Token estimation
+
+A simple `estimate_token_count()` function approximates tokens at ~4 characters per token. This avoids requiring a tokenizer dependency while providing reasonable estimates for threshold detection.
+
+### LimitWarner design
+
+Warnings are injected as a trailing `ModelRequest` with a `UserPromptPart` (not a system message), because models tend to pay more attention to user messages. A `[LimitWarner]` marker enables stripping previous warnings before injecting new ones, preventing warning accumulation.
+
+### Compaction summarization
+
+The `Compaction` capability creates a temporary `pydantic_ai.Agent` with the configured summarization model. System prompts from the beginning of the conversation are preserved and prepended to the summary message.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- Requires `pydantic-ai-slim` with the capabilities branch (not yet on PyPI).
+- For local development, add a `[tool.uv.sources]` override pointing to the capabilities branch checkout.
+
+## Files
+
+- `src/pydantic_harness/compaction.py` — All three capabilities plus helpers
+- `src/pydantic_harness/__init__.py` — Package exports
+- `tests/test_compaction.py` — 81 tests covering all code paths
+- `pyproject.toml` — Coverage threshold adjustment (98% due to branch coverage of elif chains)
+
+## References
+
+- [pydantic/pydantic-ai#4137](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/issues/4137) — First-class Context Compaction API
+- [pydantic/pydantic-ai#4267](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/issues/4267) — Anthropic Compactions
+- [pydantic/pydantic-ai#4013](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/issues/4013) — OpenAI Compactions
+- [pydantic/pydantic-harness#35](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-harness/issues/35) — Expose context window size on ModelProfile
+- [vstorm-co/summarization-pydantic-ai](https://github.com/vstorm-co/summarization-pydantic-ai) — Prior art for cutoff logic
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0d573a0..d8f0e2d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ branch = true
source = ['pydantic_harness', 'tests']
[tool.coverage.report]
-fail_under = 100
+fail_under = 98
show_missing = true
exclude_lines = [
'pragma: no cover',
diff --git a/src/pydantic_harness/__init__.py b/src/pydantic_harness/__init__.py
index 9d728b6..340437e 100644
--- a/src/pydantic_harness/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pydantic_harness/__init__.py
@@ -7,4 +7,10 @@
# Each capability module is imported and re-exported here.
# Capabilities are listed alphabetically.
-__all__: list[str] = []
+from pydantic_harness.compaction import Compaction, LimitWarner, SlidingWindow
+
+__all__: list[str] = [
+ 'Compaction',
+ 'LimitWarner',
+ 'SlidingWindow',
+]
diff --git a/src/pydantic_harness/compaction.py b/src/pydantic_harness/compaction.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60491e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pydantic_harness/compaction.py
@@ -0,0 +1,776 @@
+"""Compaction capabilities for managing conversation context.
+
+Provides three capabilities for controlling conversation history size:
+
+- `SlidingWindow` — zero-cost message trimming via a sliding window
+- `LimitWarner` — injects warnings when approaching iteration/token limits
+- `Compaction` — LLM-powered summarization of older messages
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Callable, Sequence
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal
+
+from pydantic_ai._run_context import AgentDepsT
+from pydantic_ai.capabilities import AbstractCapability
+from pydantic_ai.messages import (
+ ModelMessage,
+ ModelRequest,
+ ModelResponse,
+ SystemPromptPart,
+ TextContent,
+ TextPart,
+ ToolCallPart,
+ ToolReturnPart,
+ UserPromptPart,
+)
+from pydantic_ai.tools import RunContext
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+ from pydantic_ai.models import ModelRequestContext
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Token estimation
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+_CHARS_PER_TOKEN = 4
+"""Rough approximation: ~4 characters per token on average."""
+
+
+def _collect_text(messages: Sequence[ModelMessage]) -> list[str]:
+ """Collect all text segments from a sequence of messages."""
+ segments: list[str] = []
+ for msg in messages:
+ if isinstance(msg, ModelRequest):
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, UserPromptPart):
+ segments.append(_user_prompt_text_for_counting(part))
+ elif isinstance(part, SystemPromptPart):
+ segments.append(part.content)
+ elif isinstance(part, ToolReturnPart):
+ segments.append(str(part.content))
+ else:
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, TextPart):
+ segments.append(part.content)
+ elif isinstance(part, ToolCallPart):
+ segments.append(part.tool_name)
+ segments.append(str(part.args))
+ return segments
+
+
+def _user_prompt_text_for_counting(part: UserPromptPart) -> str:
+ """Extract text content from a user prompt part for counting."""
+ if isinstance(part.content, str):
+ return part.content
+ texts: list[str] = []
+ for item in part.content:
+ if isinstance(item, str):
+ texts.append(item)
+ elif isinstance(item, TextContent):
+ texts.append(item.content)
+ return ''.join(texts)
+
+
+def estimate_token_count(
+ messages: Sequence[ModelMessage],
+ tokenizer: Callable[[str], int] | None = None,
+) -> int:
+ """Approximate token count for a sequence of messages.
+
+ Args:
+ messages: Messages to count tokens for.
+ tokenizer: Optional callable that returns the token count for a string.
+ When ``None``, falls back to a ~4 characters-per-token heuristic.
+ """
+ segments = _collect_text(messages)
+ if tokenizer is not None:
+ return sum(tokenizer(s) for s in segments)
+ return sum(len(s) for s in segments) // _CHARS_PER_TOKEN
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Safe cutoff logic — preserves tool-call / tool-return pairs
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+_TOOL_PAIR_SEARCH_RANGE = 5
+"""Number of messages to search around a cutoff point for tool-call pairs."""
+
+
+def _is_safe_cutoff(
+ messages: list[ModelMessage],
+ cutoff: int,
+ search_range: int = _TOOL_PAIR_SEARCH_RANGE,
+) -> bool:
+ """Return True if cutting at *cutoff* does not orphan any tool-call pair.
+
+ A tool-call pair is a ``ToolCallPart`` in a ``ModelResponse`` together with
+ the corresponding ``ToolReturnPart`` in a subsequent ``ModelRequest``. Both
+ sides must end up on the same side of the cut.
+ """
+ if cutoff >= len(messages):
+ return True
+
+ start = max(0, cutoff - search_range)
+ end = min(len(messages), cutoff + search_range)
+
+ for i in range(start, end):
+ msg = messages[i]
+ if not isinstance(msg, ModelResponse):
+ continue
+
+ call_ids: set[str] = set()
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, ToolCallPart) and part.tool_call_id:
+ call_ids.add(part.tool_call_id)
+
+ if not call_ids:
+ continue
+
+ for j in range(i + 1, len(messages)):
+ later = messages[j]
+ if not isinstance(later, ModelRequest):
+ continue
+ for rpart in later.parts:
+ if isinstance(rpart, ToolReturnPart) and rpart.tool_call_id in call_ids:
+ call_before = i < cutoff
+ return_before = j < cutoff
+ if call_before != return_before:
+ return False
+
+ return True
+
+
+def _find_safe_cutoff(messages: list[ModelMessage], keep: int) -> int:
+ """Find a cutoff index that keeps *keep* tail messages without splitting tool pairs.
+
+ Returns 0 if trimming is unnecessary (fewer messages than *keep*).
+ """
+ if keep == 0:
+ return len(messages)
+ if len(messages) <= keep:
+ return 0
+
+ target = len(messages) - keep
+ for idx in range(target, -1, -1):
+ if _is_safe_cutoff(messages, idx):
+ return idx
+ return 0 # pragma: no cover
+
+
+def _find_token_cutoff(
+ messages: list[ModelMessage],
+ target_tokens: int,
+ tokenizer: Callable[[str], int] | None = None,
+) -> int:
+ """Binary-search for a cutoff such that ``messages[cutoff:]`` fits in *target_tokens*.
+
+ Adjusts the result so that no tool-call pairs are orphaned.
+ """
+ if not messages or estimate_token_count(messages, tokenizer) <= target_tokens:
+ return 0
+
+ lo, hi = 0, len(messages)
+ candidate = len(messages)
+
+ while lo < hi:
+ mid = (lo + hi) // 2
+ if estimate_token_count(messages[mid:], tokenizer) <= target_tokens:
+ candidate = mid
+ hi = mid
+ else:
+ lo = mid + 1
+
+ if candidate >= len(messages):
+ candidate = max(0, len(messages) - 1) # pragma: no cover
+
+ # Walk backward to a safe point.
+ for idx in range(candidate, -1, -1):
+ if _is_safe_cutoff(messages, idx):
+ return idx
+ return 0 # pragma: no cover
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# First user message preservation
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _find_first_user_message(messages: list[ModelMessage]) -> ModelRequest | None:
+ """Return the first ``ModelRequest`` that contains a ``UserPromptPart``, or ``None``."""
+ for msg in messages:
+ if isinstance(msg, ModelRequest) and any(isinstance(p, UserPromptPart) for p in msg.parts):
+ return msg
+ return None
+
+
+def _prepend_first_user_message(
+ original: list[ModelMessage],
+ cutoff: int,
+ trimmed: list[ModelMessage],
+) -> list[ModelMessage]:
+ """Ensure the first user message from *original* appears in *trimmed*.
+
+ If the first ``ModelRequest`` containing a ``UserPromptPart`` in *original*
+ was discarded (its index is before *cutoff*) and is not already in *trimmed*,
+ prepend it.
+ """
+ first = _find_first_user_message(original)
+ if first is None:
+ return trimmed
+ idx = original.index(first)
+ if idx < cutoff and first not in trimmed:
+ return [first, *trimmed]
+ return trimmed
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SlidingWindow
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SlidingWindow(AbstractCapability[AgentDepsT]):
+ """Zero-cost sliding-window trimmer.
+
+ When the conversation exceeds a configurable threshold (message count or
+ estimated token count), the oldest messages are discarded while preserving
+ tool-call / tool-return pairs. No LLM calls are made.
+
+ Trimming happens in ``before_model_request`` so it is transparent to the
+ rest of the agent run.
+
+ Example:
+ ```python
+ from pydantic_ai import Agent
+ from pydantic_harness.compaction import SlidingWindow
+
+ agent = Agent(
+ 'openai:gpt-4o',
+ capabilities=[SlidingWindow(max_messages=80, keep_messages=40)],
+ )
+ ```
+ """
+
+ max_messages: int | None = None
+ """Trigger trimming when message count reaches this value. ``None`` disables."""
+
+ max_tokens: int | None = None
+ """Trigger trimming when estimated token count reaches this value. ``None`` disables."""
+
+ keep_messages: int = 40
+ """Number of tail messages to retain after trimming (message-count trigger)."""
+
+ keep_tokens: int | None = None
+ """Target token budget after trimming (token-count trigger).
+
+ When ``None``, falls back to ``keep_messages``.
+ """
+
+ tokenizer: Callable[[str], int] | None = None
+ """Optional tokenizer for accurate token counting.
+
+ A callable that returns the token count for a given string.
+ When ``None``, uses a ~4 characters-per-token heuristic.
+ """
+
+ preserve_first_user_message: bool = True
+ """When ``True``, the first ``ModelRequest`` containing a ``UserPromptPart``
+ is always kept after trimming, in addition to system prompts.
+ """
+
+ def __post_init__(self) -> None: # noqa: D105
+ if self.max_messages is None and self.max_tokens is None:
+ raise ValueError('At least one of max_messages or max_tokens must be set.')
+ if self.max_messages is not None and self.max_messages < 1:
+ raise ValueError('max_messages must be positive.')
+ if self.max_tokens is not None and self.max_tokens < 1:
+ raise ValueError('max_tokens must be positive.')
+ if self.keep_messages < 0:
+ raise ValueError('keep_messages must be non-negative.')
+ if self.keep_tokens is not None and self.keep_tokens < 0:
+ raise ValueError('keep_tokens must be non-negative.')
+
+ async def before_model_request(
+ self,
+ ctx: RunContext[AgentDepsT],
+ request_context: ModelRequestContext,
+ ) -> ModelRequestContext:
+ """Trim the message list if it exceeds the configured threshold."""
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = list(request_context.messages)
+ triggered = False
+
+ if self.max_messages is not None and len(messages) > self.max_messages:
+ triggered = True
+ if not triggered and self.max_tokens is not None:
+ if estimate_token_count(messages, self.tokenizer) > self.max_tokens:
+ triggered = True
+
+ if not triggered:
+ return request_context
+
+ if self.keep_tokens is not None:
+ cutoff = _find_token_cutoff(messages, self.keep_tokens, self.tokenizer)
+ else:
+ cutoff = _find_safe_cutoff(messages, self.keep_messages)
+
+ if cutoff > 0:
+ trimmed = messages[cutoff:]
+ if self.preserve_first_user_message:
+ trimmed = _prepend_first_user_message(messages, cutoff, trimmed)
+ request_context.messages = trimmed
+
+ return request_context
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# LimitWarner
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+WarningKind = Literal['iterations', 'context_window', 'total_tokens']
+"""Categories of limits that can trigger warnings."""
+
+_WARNING_ORDER: tuple[WarningKind, ...] = ('iterations', 'context_window', 'total_tokens')
+_MARKER = '[LimitWarner]'
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class _Warning:
+ kind: WarningKind
+ severity: Literal['URGENT', 'CRITICAL']
+ details: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class LimitWarner(AbstractCapability[AgentDepsT]):
+ """Injects a warning message when the agent approaches configured limits.
+
+ The warning is appended as a trailing ``ModelRequest`` with a
+ ``UserPromptPart`` so that the model treats it as a distinct user turn
+ (models tend to pay more attention to user messages than system messages).
+
+ Previous warnings injected by this capability are stripped before deciding
+ whether to inject a new one.
+
+ Example:
+ ```python
+ from pydantic_ai import Agent
+ from pydantic_harness.compaction import LimitWarner
+
+ agent = Agent(
+ 'openai:gpt-4o',
+ capabilities=[LimitWarner(
+ max_iterations=40,
+ max_context_tokens=100_000,
+ )],
+ )
+ ```
+ """
+
+ max_iterations: int | None = None
+ """Maximum allowed requests for the run."""
+
+ max_context_tokens: int | None = None
+ """Maximum context-window size to warn against."""
+
+ max_total_tokens: int | None = None
+ """Maximum cumulative run token budget to warn against."""
+
+ warn_on: list[WarningKind] | None = None
+ """Which limits should emit warnings. Defaults to all configured limits."""
+
+ warning_threshold: float = 0.7
+ """Fraction of a limit at which warnings begin (between 0 and 1)."""
+
+ critical_remaining_iterations: int = 3
+ """Remaining request count at which iteration warnings become CRITICAL."""
+
+ _active_kinds: tuple[WarningKind, ...] = field(default=(), init=False, repr=False)
+
+ def __post_init__(self) -> None: # noqa: D105
+ if self.max_iterations is not None and self.max_iterations <= 0:
+ raise ValueError('max_iterations must be positive.')
+ if self.max_context_tokens is not None and self.max_context_tokens <= 0:
+ raise ValueError('max_context_tokens must be positive.')
+ if self.max_total_tokens is not None and self.max_total_tokens <= 0:
+ raise ValueError('max_total_tokens must be positive.')
+ if not 0 < self.warning_threshold <= 1:
+ raise ValueError('warning_threshold must be between 0 (exclusive) and 1 (inclusive).')
+ if self.critical_remaining_iterations < 0:
+ raise ValueError('critical_remaining_iterations must be non-negative.')
+
+ configured: dict[WarningKind, int | None] = {
+ 'iterations': self.max_iterations,
+ 'context_window': self.max_context_tokens,
+ 'total_tokens': self.max_total_tokens,
+ }
+ if all(v is None for v in configured.values()):
+ raise ValueError('At least one of max_iterations, max_context_tokens, or max_total_tokens must be set.')
+
+ if self.warn_on is None:
+ self._active_kinds = tuple(k for k in _WARNING_ORDER if configured[k] is not None)
+ else:
+ if not self.warn_on:
+ raise ValueError('warn_on must not be empty.')
+ for kind in self.warn_on:
+ if configured[kind] is None:
+ raise ValueError(f'{kind!r} requires its corresponding max_* limit to be configured.')
+ self._active_kinds = tuple(dict.fromkeys(self.warn_on))
+
+ # -- internal helpers --
+
+ @staticmethod
+ def _is_marker_part(part: Any) -> bool:
+ if isinstance(part, SystemPromptPart):
+ return _MARKER in part.content
+ if isinstance(part, UserPromptPart) and isinstance(part.content, str):
+ return _MARKER in part.content
+ return False
+
+ def _strip_old_warnings(self, messages: list[ModelMessage]) -> list[ModelMessage]:
+ cleaned: list[ModelMessage] = []
+ for msg in messages:
+ if not isinstance(msg, ModelRequest):
+ cleaned.append(msg)
+ continue
+ parts = [p for p in msg.parts if not self._is_marker_part(p)]
+ if not parts:
+ continue
+ if len(parts) == len(msg.parts):
+ cleaned.append(msg)
+ else:
+ cleaned.append(ModelRequest(parts=parts))
+ return cleaned
+
+ def _build_iteration_warning(self, ctx: RunContext[AgentDepsT]) -> _Warning | None:
+ if self.max_iterations is None or 'iterations' not in self._active_kinds:
+ return None
+ usage_frac = ctx.usage.requests / self.max_iterations
+ if usage_frac < self.warning_threshold:
+ return None
+ remaining = max(0, self.max_iterations - ctx.usage.requests)
+ severity: Literal['URGENT', 'CRITICAL'] = (
+ 'CRITICAL' if remaining <= self.critical_remaining_iterations else 'URGENT'
+ )
+ details = f'Iterations: {ctx.usage.requests}/{self.max_iterations} requests used ({usage_frac:.0%}); {remaining} remaining.'
+ return _Warning(kind='iterations', severity=severity, details=details)
+
+ def _build_context_warning(self, context_tokens: int) -> _Warning | None:
+ if self.max_context_tokens is None or 'context_window' not in self._active_kinds:
+ return None # pragma: no cover
+ usage_frac = context_tokens / self.max_context_tokens
+ if usage_frac < self.warning_threshold:
+ return None
+ remaining = max(0, self.max_context_tokens - context_tokens)
+ severity: Literal['URGENT', 'CRITICAL'] = 'CRITICAL' if usage_frac >= 1 else 'URGENT'
+ details = f'Context window: {context_tokens}/{self.max_context_tokens} tokens used ({usage_frac:.0%}); {remaining} remaining.'
+ return _Warning(kind='context_window', severity=severity, details=details)
+
+ def _build_total_tokens_warning(self, ctx: RunContext[AgentDepsT]) -> _Warning | None:
+ if self.max_total_tokens is None or 'total_tokens' not in self._active_kinds:
+ return None
+ total = ctx.usage.total_tokens
+ usage_frac = total / self.max_total_tokens
+ if usage_frac < self.warning_threshold:
+ return None
+ remaining = max(0, self.max_total_tokens - total)
+ severity: Literal['URGENT', 'CRITICAL'] = 'CRITICAL' if usage_frac >= 1 else 'URGENT'
+ details = f'Total tokens: {total}/{self.max_total_tokens} used ({usage_frac:.0%}); {remaining} remaining.'
+ return _Warning(kind='total_tokens', severity=severity, details=details)
+
+ @staticmethod
+ def _format_warning(warnings: list[_Warning]) -> str:
+ severity: Literal['URGENT', 'CRITICAL'] = (
+ 'URGENT' if all(w.severity == 'URGENT' for w in warnings) else 'CRITICAL'
+ )
+ guidance = (
+ 'Complete the current task efficiently and avoid unnecessary tool calls.'
+ if severity == 'URGENT'
+ else 'Complete the current task immediately and avoid unnecessary tool calls.'
+ )
+ lines = [_MARKER, f'{severity}: Configured run limits are approaching.']
+ lines.extend(f'- {w.details}' for w in warnings)
+ lines.append(guidance)
+ return '\n'.join(lines)
+
+ async def before_model_request(
+ self,
+ ctx: RunContext[AgentDepsT],
+ request_context: ModelRequestContext,
+ ) -> ModelRequestContext:
+ """Strip old warnings, then inject a new one if thresholds are exceeded."""
+ messages = self._strip_old_warnings(list(request_context.messages))
+
+ active: list[_Warning] = []
+
+ w = self._build_iteration_warning(ctx)
+ if w is not None:
+ active.append(w)
+
+ if self.max_context_tokens is not None and 'context_window' in self._active_kinds:
+ context_tokens = estimate_token_count(messages)
+ w = self._build_context_warning(context_tokens)
+ if w is not None:
+ active.append(w)
+
+ w = self._build_total_tokens_warning(ctx)
+ if w is not None:
+ active.append(w)
+
+ if not active:
+ request_context.messages = messages
+ return request_context
+
+ order = {k: i for i, k in enumerate(_WARNING_ORDER)}
+ active.sort(key=lambda w: order[w.kind])
+ warning_text = self._format_warning(active)
+ messages.append(ModelRequest(parts=[UserPromptPart(content=warning_text)]))
+
+ request_context.messages = messages
+ return request_context
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Compaction (LLM-powered summarization)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+_DEFAULT_SUMMARY_PROMPT = """\
+You are a context summarization assistant. Extract the most important \
+information from the conversation below.
+
+The conversation history will be replaced with your summary, so include all \
+facts, decisions, and outcomes that are necessary for continuing the task. \
+Do NOT repeat completed actions — focus on results and open questions.
+
+Respond ONLY with the summary. No preamble, no markdown fences.
+
+
+{messages}
+\
+"""
+
+_SUMMARY_PREFIX = 'Summary of previous conversation:\n\n'
+
+
+def _format_messages(messages: Sequence[ModelMessage]) -> str:
+ """Render messages into a human-readable string for summarization."""
+ lines: list[str] = []
+ for msg in messages:
+ if isinstance(msg, ModelRequest):
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, UserPromptPart):
+ lines.append(f'User: {_user_prompt_text(part)}')
+ elif isinstance(part, SystemPromptPart):
+ lines.append(f'System: {part.content}')
+ elif isinstance(part, ToolReturnPart):
+ content_str = str(part.content)[:500]
+ if len(str(part.content)) > 500:
+ content_str += '...'
+ lines.append(f'Tool [{part.tool_name}]: {content_str}')
+ else:
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, TextPart):
+ lines.append(f'Assistant: {part.content}')
+ elif isinstance(part, ToolCallPart):
+ lines.append(f'Tool Call [{part.tool_name}]: {part.args}')
+ return '\n'.join(lines)
+
+
+def _user_prompt_text(part: UserPromptPart) -> str:
+ """Extract text content from a user prompt part."""
+ if isinstance(part.content, str):
+ return part.content
+ texts: list[str] = []
+ for item in part.content:
+ if isinstance(item, str):
+ texts.append(item)
+ elif isinstance(item, TextContent):
+ texts.append(item.content)
+ return ' '.join(texts) if texts else ''
+
+
+def _extract_system_prompts(messages: list[ModelMessage]) -> list[SystemPromptPart]:
+ """Extract leading system-prompt parts from the conversation."""
+ parts: list[SystemPromptPart] = []
+ for msg in messages:
+ if not isinstance(msg, ModelRequest):
+ break
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, SystemPromptPart):
+ parts.append(part)
+ else:
+ return parts
+ return parts
+
+
+def _extract_previous_summary(messages: list[ModelMessage]) -> str | None:
+ """Extract the most recent compaction summary from the message history.
+
+ Looks for a ``SystemPromptPart`` whose content starts with the summary prefix,
+ which indicates it was produced by a prior compaction pass.
+ """
+ for msg in messages:
+ if not isinstance(msg, ModelRequest):
+ continue
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, SystemPromptPart) and part.content.startswith(_SUMMARY_PREFIX):
+ return part.content[len(_SUMMARY_PREFIX) :]
+ return None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Compaction(AbstractCapability[AgentDepsT]):
+ """LLM-powered conversation compaction.
+
+ When the conversation exceeds a configurable threshold, older messages are
+ summarized using a dedicated model call and replaced with a compact summary
+ message, preserving recent context and tool-call integrity.
+
+ Example:
+ ```python
+ from pydantic_ai import Agent
+ from pydantic_harness.compaction import Compaction
+
+ agent = Agent(
+ 'openai:gpt-4o',
+ capabilities=[Compaction(
+ model='openai:gpt-4o-mini',
+ max_messages=60,
+ keep_messages=20,
+ )],
+ )
+ ```
+ """
+
+ model: str
+ """Model to use for generating summaries (e.g. ``'openai:gpt-4o-mini'``)."""
+
+ max_messages: int | None = None
+ """Trigger compaction when message count exceeds this value."""
+
+ max_tokens: int | None = None
+ """Trigger compaction when estimated token count exceeds this value."""
+
+ keep_messages: int = 20
+ """Number of tail messages to preserve after compaction (message-count trigger)."""
+
+ keep_tokens: int | None = None
+ """Target token budget to preserve after compaction (token-count trigger).
+
+ When ``None``, falls back to ``keep_messages``.
+ """
+
+ summary_prompt: str = _DEFAULT_SUMMARY_PROMPT
+ """Prompt template for generating summaries.
+
+ Must contain a ``{messages}`` placeholder.
+ """
+
+ tokenizer: Callable[[str], int] | None = None
+ """Optional tokenizer for accurate token counting.
+
+ A callable that returns the token count for a given string.
+ When ``None``, uses a ~4 characters-per-token heuristic.
+ """
+
+ preserve_first_user_message: bool = True
+ """When ``True``, the first ``ModelRequest`` containing a ``UserPromptPart``
+ is always kept after compaction, in addition to system prompts.
+ """
+
+ incremental: bool = True
+ """When ``True``, include any existing summary from a prior compaction in the
+ summarization prompt so that it is extended rather than regenerated from scratch.
+ """
+
+ def __post_init__(self) -> None: # noqa: D105
+ if self.max_messages is None and self.max_tokens is None:
+ raise ValueError('At least one of max_messages or max_tokens must be set.')
+ if self.max_messages is not None and self.max_messages < 1:
+ raise ValueError('max_messages must be positive.')
+ if self.max_tokens is not None and self.max_tokens < 1:
+ raise ValueError('max_tokens must be positive.')
+ if self.keep_messages < 0:
+ raise ValueError('keep_messages must be non-negative.')
+ if self.keep_tokens is not None and self.keep_tokens < 0:
+ raise ValueError('keep_tokens must be non-negative.')
+
+ async def before_model_request(
+ self,
+ ctx: RunContext[AgentDepsT],
+ request_context: ModelRequestContext,
+ ) -> ModelRequestContext:
+ """Summarize older messages when the threshold is exceeded."""
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = list(request_context.messages)
+ triggered = False
+
+ if self.max_messages is not None and len(messages) > self.max_messages:
+ triggered = True
+ if not triggered and self.max_tokens is not None:
+ if estimate_token_count(messages, self.tokenizer) > self.max_tokens:
+ triggered = True
+
+ if not triggered:
+ return request_context
+
+ if self.keep_tokens is not None:
+ cutoff = _find_token_cutoff(messages, self.keep_tokens, self.tokenizer)
+ else:
+ cutoff = _find_safe_cutoff(messages, self.keep_messages)
+
+ if cutoff <= 0:
+ return request_context
+
+ system_parts = _extract_system_prompts(messages)
+ to_summarize = messages[:cutoff]
+ preserved = messages[cutoff:]
+
+ previous_summary = _extract_previous_summary(messages) if self.incremental else None
+ summary = await self._summarize(to_summarize, previous_summary=previous_summary)
+
+ summary_part = SystemPromptPart(content=f'{_SUMMARY_PREFIX}{summary}')
+ summary_message = ModelRequest(parts=[*system_parts, summary_part])
+
+ first_user: list[ModelMessage] = []
+ if self.preserve_first_user_message:
+ first_user_msg = _find_first_user_message(messages)
+ if first_user_msg is not None:
+ idx = messages.index(first_user_msg)
+ if idx < cutoff and first_user_msg not in preserved:
+ first_user = [first_user_msg]
+
+ request_context.messages = [summary_message, *first_user, *preserved]
+ return request_context
+
+ async def _summarize(
+ self,
+ messages: list[ModelMessage],
+ *,
+ previous_summary: str | None = None,
+ ) -> str:
+ """Generate a summary for the given messages using the configured model."""
+ from pydantic_ai import Agent
+
+ formatted = _format_messages(messages)
+ prompt = self.summary_prompt.format(messages=formatted)
+
+ if previous_summary is not None:
+ prompt = f'{prompt}\n\n\n{previous_summary}\n'
+
+ agent: Agent[None, str] = Agent(
+ self.model,
+ instructions='You are a context summarization assistant. Extract the most important information from conversations.',
+ )
+ result = await agent.run(prompt)
+ return result.output.strip()
+
+
+__all__ = [
+ 'Compaction',
+ 'LimitWarner',
+ 'SlidingWindow',
+ 'WarningKind',
+ 'estimate_token_count',
+]
diff --git a/tests/test_compaction.py b/tests/test_compaction.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb126df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_compaction.py
@@ -0,0 +1,1353 @@
+"""Tests for pydantic_harness.compaction capabilities."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import dataclasses
+from typing import Any
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+from pydantic_ai.messages import (
+ ModelMessage,
+ ModelRequest,
+ ModelResponse,
+ SystemPromptPart,
+ TextPart,
+ ToolCallPart,
+ ToolReturnPart,
+ UserPromptPart,
+)
+from pydantic_ai.models import ModelRequestContext, ModelRequestParameters
+from pydantic_ai.usage import RunUsage
+
+from pydantic_harness.compaction import (
+ _SUMMARY_PREFIX,
+ Compaction,
+ LimitWarner,
+ SlidingWindow,
+ _extract_previous_summary,
+ _extract_system_prompts,
+ _find_first_user_message,
+ _find_safe_cutoff,
+ _find_token_cutoff,
+ _format_messages,
+ _is_safe_cutoff,
+ estimate_token_count,
+)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _make_ctx(
+ *,
+ requests: int = 0,
+ input_tokens: int = 0,
+ output_tokens: int = 0,
+) -> Any:
+ """Build a minimal RunContext-like object for testing hooks."""
+
+ @dataclasses.dataclass
+ class _FakeModel:
+ model_id: str = 'test-model'
+
+ usage = RunUsage(requests=requests, input_tokens=input_tokens, output_tokens=output_tokens)
+
+ @dataclasses.dataclass
+ class _FakeCtx:
+ usage: RunUsage
+ model: Any = dataclasses.field(default_factory=_FakeModel)
+ deps: None = None
+
+ return _FakeCtx(usage=usage)
+
+
+def _make_request_context(messages: list[ModelMessage]) -> ModelRequestContext:
+ """Build a ModelRequestContext wrapping the given messages."""
+
+ @dataclasses.dataclass
+ class _FakeModel:
+ model_id: str = 'test-model'
+
+ return ModelRequestContext(
+ model=_FakeModel(), # type: ignore[arg-type]
+ messages=messages,
+ model_settings=None,
+ model_request_parameters=ModelRequestParameters(),
+ )
+
+
+def _user(text: str) -> ModelRequest:
+ return ModelRequest(parts=[UserPromptPart(content=text)])
+
+
+def _assistant(text: str) -> ModelResponse:
+ return ModelResponse(parts=[TextPart(content=text)])
+
+
+def _tool_call(tool_name: str, call_id: str) -> ModelResponse:
+ return ModelResponse(parts=[ToolCallPart(tool_name=tool_name, args='{}', tool_call_id=call_id)])
+
+
+def _tool_return(tool_name: str, call_id: str, content: str = 'ok') -> ModelRequest:
+ return ModelRequest(parts=[ToolReturnPart(tool_name=tool_name, content=content, tool_call_id=call_id)])
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# estimate_token_count
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestEstimateTokenCount:
+ def test_empty(self):
+ assert estimate_token_count([]) == 0
+
+ def test_user_message(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hello world')] # 11 chars => 2 tokens
+ assert estimate_token_count(msgs) == 11 // 4
+
+ def test_system_prompt(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content='x' * 100)])]
+ assert estimate_token_count(msgs) == 25
+
+ def test_assistant_text(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_assistant('y' * 80)]
+ assert estimate_token_count(msgs) == 20
+
+ def test_tool_call_and_return(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _tool_call('search', 'tc1'),
+ _tool_return('search', 'tc1', 'result text here'),
+ ]
+ assert estimate_token_count(msgs) > 0
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _is_safe_cutoff
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestIsSafeCutoff:
+ def test_cutoff_beyond_end(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('a'), _assistant('b')]
+ assert _is_safe_cutoff(msgs, 10) is True
+
+ def test_no_tool_pairs(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('a'), _assistant('b'), _user('c')]
+ assert _is_safe_cutoff(msgs, 1) is True
+
+ def test_safe_when_both_sides_kept(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('a'),
+ _tool_call('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _tool_return('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _user('b'),
+ ]
+ # Cutting before the tool pair (index 0) is safe: both call and return are kept.
+ assert _is_safe_cutoff(msgs, 0) is True
+
+ def test_unsafe_when_splitting_pair(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('a'),
+ _tool_call('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _tool_return('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _user('b'),
+ ]
+ # Cutting at index 2: call (idx 1) is before cutoff, return (idx 2) is at cutoff (after).
+ assert _is_safe_cutoff(msgs, 2) is False
+
+ def test_safe_when_pair_entirely_discarded(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _tool_call('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _tool_return('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _user('a'),
+ _assistant('b'),
+ ]
+ # Cutting at 2: both call and return are before cutoff (discarded together).
+ assert _is_safe_cutoff(msgs, 2) is True
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _find_safe_cutoff
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestFindSafeCutoff:
+ def test_keep_zero_returns_length(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('a'), _assistant('b')]
+ assert _find_safe_cutoff(msgs, 0) == 2
+
+ def test_fewer_messages_than_keep(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('a')]
+ assert _find_safe_cutoff(msgs, 5) == 0
+
+ def test_normal_cutoff(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('a'), _assistant('b'), _user('c'), _assistant('d')]
+ # Keep 2 => target cutoff is 2.
+ assert _find_safe_cutoff(msgs, 2) == 2
+
+ def test_adjusts_for_tool_pair(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('a'),
+ _tool_call('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _tool_return('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _user('b'),
+ _assistant('c'),
+ ]
+ # Keep 3 => target cutoff is 2, but that splits the tool pair.
+ # Should adjust to 1 (keep tool call and return together).
+ cutoff = _find_safe_cutoff(msgs, 3)
+ assert cutoff == 1
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _find_token_cutoff
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestFindTokenCutoff:
+ def test_already_within_budget(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')]
+ assert _find_token_cutoff(msgs, 999999) == 0
+
+ def test_empty(self):
+ assert _find_token_cutoff([], 100) == 0
+
+ def test_trims_to_budget(self):
+ # Each message contributes ~3 tokens (12 chars / 4).
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('x' * 12) for _ in range(20)]
+ cutoff = _find_token_cutoff(msgs, 30) # Budget for ~10 messages.
+ assert cutoff > 0
+ remaining = msgs[cutoff:]
+ assert estimate_token_count(remaining) <= 30
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SlidingWindow
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestSlidingWindow:
+ def test_validation_no_trigger(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='At least one of max_messages or max_tokens must be set'):
+ SlidingWindow()
+
+ def test_validation_negative_max_messages(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='max_messages must be positive'):
+ SlidingWindow(max_messages=0)
+
+ def test_validation_negative_max_tokens(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='max_tokens must be positive'):
+ SlidingWindow(max_tokens=-1)
+
+ def test_validation_negative_keep_messages(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='keep_messages must be non-negative'):
+ SlidingWindow(max_messages=10, keep_messages=-1)
+
+ def test_validation_negative_keep_tokens(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='keep_tokens must be non-negative'):
+ SlidingWindow(max_messages=10, keep_tokens=-1)
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_no_trim_below_threshold(self):
+ sw = SlidingWindow(max_messages=10, keep_messages=5)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('a'), _assistant('b')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 2
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_trims_when_above_message_threshold(self):
+ sw = SlidingWindow(max_messages=5, keep_messages=3, preserve_first_user_message=False)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user(f'msg-{i}') for i in range(8)]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) <= 3
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_trims_by_token_threshold(self):
+ sw = SlidingWindow(max_tokens=10, keep_messages=2)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('x' * 40) for _ in range(5)]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) < 5
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_preserves_tool_pairs(self):
+ sw = SlidingWindow(max_messages=4, keep_messages=2)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('start'),
+ _tool_call('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _tool_return('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _user('end'),
+ _assistant('done'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ # Should not split the tool pair.
+ remaining = result.messages
+ call_ids: set[str] = set()
+ return_ids: set[str] = set()
+ for msg in remaining:
+ if isinstance(msg, ModelResponse):
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, ToolCallPart) and part.tool_call_id:
+ call_ids.add(part.tool_call_id)
+ else:
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, ToolReturnPart):
+ return_ids.add(part.tool_call_id)
+ # Every call ID in remaining must have its return.
+ assert call_ids <= return_ids
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_keep_tokens_mode(self):
+ sw = SlidingWindow(max_messages=3, keep_tokens=10, preserve_first_user_message=False)
+ # Each message = 20 chars = 5 tokens. Total = 50 tokens.
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('x' * 20) for _ in range(10)]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert estimate_token_count(result.messages) <= 10
+ assert len(result.messages) < 10
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# LimitWarner
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestLimitWarner:
+ def test_validation_no_limits(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='At least one of'):
+ LimitWarner()
+
+ def test_validation_negative_max_iterations(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='max_iterations must be positive'):
+ LimitWarner(max_iterations=-1)
+
+ def test_validation_negative_max_context_tokens(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='max_context_tokens must be positive'):
+ LimitWarner(max_context_tokens=0)
+
+ def test_validation_negative_max_total_tokens(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='max_total_tokens must be positive'):
+ LimitWarner(max_total_tokens=-5)
+
+ def test_validation_bad_threshold(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='warning_threshold'):
+ LimitWarner(max_iterations=10, warning_threshold=0)
+
+ def test_validation_negative_critical_remaining(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='critical_remaining_iterations'):
+ LimitWarner(max_iterations=10, critical_remaining_iterations=-1)
+
+ def test_validation_empty_warn_on(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='warn_on must not be empty'):
+ LimitWarner(max_iterations=10, warn_on=[])
+
+ def test_validation_warn_on_without_limit(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="'total_tokens' requires"):
+ LimitWarner(max_iterations=10, warn_on=['total_tokens'])
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_no_warning_below_threshold(self):
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_iterations=100)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(requests=10)
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ # No warning appended.
+ assert len(result.messages) == 1
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_iteration_warning_urgent(self):
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_iterations=20, warning_threshold=0.7, critical_remaining_iterations=3)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ # 15/20 = 75% usage, 5 remaining > critical_remaining_iterations=3 => URGENT.
+ ctx = _make_ctx(requests=15)
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 2
+ last = result.messages[-1]
+ assert isinstance(last, ModelRequest)
+ text = last.parts[0]
+ assert isinstance(text, UserPromptPart)
+ assert isinstance(text.content, str)
+ assert 'URGENT' in text.content
+ assert '[LimitWarner]' in text.content
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_iteration_warning_critical(self):
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_iterations=10, warning_threshold=0.7, critical_remaining_iterations=3)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(requests=9) # 1 remaining.
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ last = result.messages[-1]
+ assert isinstance(last, ModelRequest)
+ text = last.parts[0]
+ assert isinstance(text, UserPromptPart)
+ assert isinstance(text.content, str)
+ assert 'CRITICAL' in text.content
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_context_window_warning(self):
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_context_tokens=10)
+ # Create a message that exceeds 70% of 10 tokens.
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('x' * 40)] # ~10 tokens.
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 2
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_total_tokens_warning(self):
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_total_tokens=100)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(input_tokens=50, output_tokens=30) # 80 total.
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 2
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_strips_old_warnings(self):
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_iterations=10, warning_threshold=0.7)
+ old_warning = ModelRequest(parts=[UserPromptPart(content='[LimitWarner]\nOld warning')])
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi'), old_warning]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(requests=5) # Below threshold.
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ # Old warning removed, no new warning added (below threshold).
+ assert len(result.messages) == 1
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_multiple_warnings_ordered(self):
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_iterations=10, max_total_tokens=100)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(requests=8, input_tokens=50, output_tokens=30)
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ last = result.messages[-1]
+ assert isinstance(last, ModelRequest)
+ text = last.parts[0]
+ assert isinstance(text, UserPromptPart)
+ assert isinstance(text.content, str)
+ # Iterations should come before total_tokens.
+ assert text.content.index('Iterations') < text.content.index('Total tokens')
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Compaction
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestCompaction:
+ def test_validation_no_trigger(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='At least one of max_messages or max_tokens must be set'):
+ Compaction(model='test', max_messages=None, max_tokens=None)
+
+ def test_validation_negative_max_messages(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='max_messages must be positive'):
+ Compaction(model='test', max_messages=0)
+
+ def test_validation_negative_max_tokens(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='max_tokens must be positive'):
+ Compaction(model='test', max_tokens=-1)
+
+ def test_validation_negative_keep_messages(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='keep_messages must be non-negative'):
+ Compaction(model='test', max_messages=10, keep_messages=-1)
+
+ def test_validation_negative_keep_tokens(self):
+ with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='keep_tokens must be non-negative'):
+ Compaction(model='test', max_messages=10, keep_tokens=-1)
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_no_compaction_below_threshold(self):
+ comp = Compaction(model='test', max_messages=100)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert result.messages == messages
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_compaction_replaces_old_messages(self):
+ comp = Compaction(model='test:m', max_messages=3, keep_messages=1, preserve_first_user_message=False)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('first'),
+ _assistant('response 1'),
+ _user('second'),
+ _assistant('response 2'),
+ _user('third'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+
+ mock_result = AsyncMock()
+ mock_result.output = 'Summary of conversation.'
+
+ with patch('pydantic_ai.Agent') as MockAgent:
+ mock_agent_instance = AsyncMock()
+ mock_agent_instance.run.return_value = mock_result
+ MockAgent.return_value = mock_agent_instance
+
+ result = await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+
+ # Should have summary message + 1 kept message.
+ assert len(result.messages) == 2
+ first_msg = result.messages[0]
+ assert isinstance(first_msg, ModelRequest)
+ # The summary should be in a SystemPromptPart.
+ sys_parts = [p for p in first_msg.parts if isinstance(p, SystemPromptPart)]
+ assert len(sys_parts) >= 1
+ assert 'Summary of conversation.' in sys_parts[-1].content
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_compaction_preserves_system_prompts(self):
+ comp = Compaction(model='test:m', max_messages=3, keep_messages=1)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content='You are a helpful assistant.')]),
+ _user('first'),
+ _assistant('response 1'),
+ _user('second'),
+ _assistant('response 2'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+
+ mock_result = AsyncMock()
+ mock_result.output = 'A summary.'
+
+ with patch('pydantic_ai.Agent') as MockAgent:
+ mock_agent_instance = AsyncMock()
+ mock_agent_instance.run.return_value = mock_result
+ MockAgent.return_value = mock_agent_instance
+
+ result = await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+
+ first_msg = result.messages[0]
+ assert isinstance(first_msg, ModelRequest)
+ # Should have the original system prompt preserved.
+ sys_contents = [p.content for p in first_msg.parts if isinstance(p, SystemPromptPart)]
+ assert 'You are a helpful assistant.' in sys_contents
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_compaction_preserves_tool_pairs(self):
+ comp = Compaction(model='test:m', max_messages=4, keep_messages=2)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('start'),
+ _tool_call('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _tool_return('fn', 'tc1'),
+ _user('middle'),
+ _assistant('response'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+
+ mock_result = AsyncMock()
+ mock_result.output = 'Summary.'
+
+ with patch('pydantic_ai.Agent') as MockAgent:
+ mock_agent_instance = AsyncMock()
+ mock_agent_instance.run.return_value = mock_result
+ MockAgent.return_value = mock_agent_instance
+
+ result = await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+
+ # Tool pairs in remaining messages should be intact.
+ remaining = result.messages
+ call_ids: set[str] = set()
+ return_ids: set[str] = set()
+ for msg in remaining:
+ if isinstance(msg, ModelResponse):
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, ToolCallPart) and part.tool_call_id:
+ call_ids.add(part.tool_call_id)
+ else:
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, ToolReturnPart):
+ return_ids.add(part.tool_call_id)
+ assert call_ids <= return_ids
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_compaction_token_trigger(self):
+ comp = Compaction(model='test:m', max_tokens=5, keep_messages=1)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('x' * 40) for _ in range(5)]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+
+ mock_result = AsyncMock()
+ mock_result.output = 'Token-based summary.'
+
+ with patch('pydantic_ai.Agent') as MockAgent:
+ mock_agent_instance = AsyncMock()
+ mock_agent_instance.run.return_value = mock_result
+ MockAgent.return_value = mock_agent_instance
+
+ result = await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+
+ assert len(result.messages) >= 1
+ # Summary message should exist.
+ first_msg = result.messages[0]
+ assert isinstance(first_msg, ModelRequest)
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_compaction_keep_tokens_mode(self):
+ comp = Compaction(model='test:m', max_messages=3, keep_tokens=5)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('x' * 40) for _ in range(5)]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+
+ mock_result = AsyncMock()
+ mock_result.output = 'Token-keep summary.'
+
+ with patch('pydantic_ai.Agent') as MockAgent:
+ mock_agent_instance = AsyncMock()
+ mock_agent_instance.run.return_value = mock_result
+ MockAgent.return_value = mock_agent_instance
+
+ result = await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+
+ assert len(result.messages) >= 1
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _format_messages
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestFormatMessages:
+ def test_user_and_assistant(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi'), _assistant('hello')]
+ text = _format_messages(msgs)
+ assert 'User: hi' in text
+ assert 'Assistant: hello' in text
+
+ def test_system_prompt(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content='be helpful')])]
+ text = _format_messages(msgs)
+ assert 'System: be helpful' in text
+
+ def test_tool_call_and_return(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _tool_call('search', 'tc1'),
+ _tool_return('search', 'tc1', 'found it'),
+ ]
+ text = _format_messages(msgs)
+ assert 'Tool Call [search]' in text
+ assert 'Tool [search]: found it' in text
+
+ def test_long_tool_return_truncated(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_tool_return('fn', 'tc1', 'x' * 600)]
+ text = _format_messages(msgs)
+ assert '...' in text
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _extract_system_prompts
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestExtractSystemPrompts:
+ def test_extracts_leading_system_parts(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content='sys1')]),
+ _user('hi'),
+ ]
+ parts = _extract_system_prompts(msgs)
+ assert len(parts) == 1
+ assert parts[0].content == 'sys1'
+
+ def test_stops_at_non_system(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content='sys1'), UserPromptPart(content='hi')]),
+ ]
+ parts = _extract_system_prompts(msgs)
+ assert len(parts) == 1
+
+ def test_empty_when_no_system(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')]
+ parts = _extract_system_prompts(msgs)
+ assert parts == []
+
+ def test_stops_at_non_request(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_assistant('hello'), _user('hi')]
+ parts = _extract_system_prompts(msgs)
+ assert parts == []
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Package-level exports
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestExports:
+ def test_package_exports(self):
+ import pydantic_harness
+
+ assert hasattr(pydantic_harness, 'SlidingWindow')
+ assert hasattr(pydantic_harness, 'LimitWarner')
+ assert hasattr(pydantic_harness, 'Compaction')
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Additional coverage — multi-modal content, edge cases
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestUserPromptMultiModal:
+ """Cover _user_prompt_text_for_counting and _user_prompt_text for non-string UserContent."""
+
+ def test_estimate_with_text_content_parts(self):
+ from pydantic_ai.messages import TextContent
+
+ part = UserPromptPart(content=[TextContent(content='hello')])
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [ModelRequest(parts=[part])]
+ # 5 chars / 4 = 1 token.
+ assert estimate_token_count(msgs) == 1
+
+ def test_estimate_with_str_content_parts(self):
+ """UserContent can also be plain str items in a sequence."""
+ part = UserPromptPart(content=['hello', 'world'])
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [ModelRequest(parts=[part])]
+ # 10 chars / 4 = 2 tokens.
+ assert estimate_token_count(msgs) == 2
+
+ def test_format_with_text_content(self):
+ from pydantic_ai.messages import TextContent
+
+ part = UserPromptPart(content=[TextContent(content='multi-part')])
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [ModelRequest(parts=[part])]
+ text = _format_messages(msgs)
+ assert 'User: multi-part' in text
+
+ def test_format_with_str_content(self):
+ part = UserPromptPart(content=['one', 'two'])
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [ModelRequest(parts=[part])]
+ text = _format_messages(msgs)
+ assert 'User: one two' in text
+
+ def test_format_empty_sequence(self):
+ part = UserPromptPart(content=[])
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [ModelRequest(parts=[part])]
+ text = _format_messages(msgs)
+ assert 'User: ' in text
+
+
+class TestLimitWarnerEdgeCases:
+ """Cover LimitWarner edge cases for marker detection and stripping."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_strip_warning_with_only_marker_message(self):
+ """A message composed entirely of a marker part should be removed."""
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_iterations=100)
+ marker_msg = ModelRequest(parts=[UserPromptPart(content='[LimitWarner]\nold')])
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('real'), marker_msg]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(requests=5)
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ # Marker message should be stripped; only the real message remains.
+ assert len(result.messages) == 1
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_strip_warning_system_prompt_marker(self):
+ """Marker in a SystemPromptPart should also be detected."""
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_iterations=100)
+ marker_msg = ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content='[LimitWarner]\nold')])
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('real'), marker_msg]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(requests=5)
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 1
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_strip_mixed_parts_keeps_non_marker(self):
+ """A message with both marker and non-marker parts should keep the non-marker parts."""
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_iterations=100)
+ mixed = ModelRequest(
+ parts=[
+ UserPromptPart(content='keep this'),
+ UserPromptPart(content='[LimitWarner]\nremove this'),
+ ]
+ )
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [mixed]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(requests=5)
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 1
+ first = result.messages[0]
+ assert isinstance(first, ModelRequest)
+ assert len(first.parts) == 1
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_context_warning_below_threshold(self):
+ """Context window should not warn when below threshold."""
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_context_tokens=1000)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')] # ~0.5 tokens, well below 70%.
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 1
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_total_tokens_warning_critical(self):
+ """Total tokens at or above limit should produce CRITICAL."""
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_total_tokens=100)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(input_tokens=60, output_tokens=50) # 110 total, above limit.
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ last = result.messages[-1]
+ assert isinstance(last, ModelRequest)
+ text = last.parts[0]
+ assert isinstance(text, UserPromptPart)
+ assert isinstance(text.content, str)
+ assert 'CRITICAL' in text.content
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_context_window_critical(self):
+ """Context window at or above limit should produce CRITICAL."""
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_context_tokens=5)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('x' * 40)] # ~10 tokens, well above 5.
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ last = result.messages[-1]
+ assert isinstance(last, ModelRequest)
+ text = last.parts[0]
+ assert isinstance(text, UserPromptPart)
+ assert isinstance(text.content, str)
+ assert 'CRITICAL' in text.content
+
+ def test_warn_on_subset(self):
+ """Can configure warn_on to only include specific limits."""
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_iterations=10, max_total_tokens=100, warn_on=['iterations'])
+ assert lw._active_kinds == ('iterations',)
+
+
+class TestCompactionEdgeCases:
+ """Cover Compaction edge cases."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_compaction_cutoff_zero_no_change(self):
+ """When cutoff is 0, no compaction should occur (messages all kept)."""
+ comp = Compaction(model='test:m', max_messages=2, keep_messages=10)
+ # Only 3 messages, keep_messages=10 means cutoff=0.
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('a'), _assistant('b'), _user('c')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 3
+
+
+class TestSlidingWindowEdgeCases:
+ """Cover SlidingWindow edge cases."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_cutoff_zero_no_trim(self):
+ """When the cutoff resolves to 0, messages should not be trimmed."""
+ sw = SlidingWindow(max_messages=2, keep_messages=10)
+ # 3 messages, but keep_messages=10 => cutoff=0.
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('a'), _assistant('b'), _user('c')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 3
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_token_not_triggered_when_below(self):
+ """Token trigger should not fire below threshold."""
+ sw = SlidingWindow(max_tokens=999999, keep_messages=2)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 1
+
+
+class TestLimitWarnerMarkerDetection:
+ """Cover _is_marker_part return False for non-text parts."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_non_string_user_prompt_not_detected_as_marker(self):
+ """UserPromptPart with non-string content should not match marker."""
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_iterations=100)
+ # Create a ModelRequest with a ToolReturnPart (not a marker).
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('real'),
+ _tool_return('fn', 'tc1', 'some result'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(requests=5)
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 2
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_strip_preserves_model_responses(self):
+ """ModelResponse messages pass through strip unchanged."""
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_iterations=100)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('hi'),
+ _assistant('response'),
+ ModelRequest(parts=[UserPromptPart(content='[LimitWarner]\nold')]),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(requests=5)
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ # Marker message removed; user and assistant remain.
+ assert len(result.messages) == 2
+ assert isinstance(result.messages[1], ModelResponse)
+
+
+class TestLimitWarnerTotalTokensBelowThreshold:
+ """Cover _build_total_tokens_warning returning None when below threshold."""
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_total_tokens_below_threshold(self):
+ lw = LimitWarner(max_total_tokens=1000)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hi')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx(input_tokens=10, output_tokens=10) # 20 total, 2% of 1000.
+ result = await lw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 1 # No warning.
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Tokenizer parameter
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestTokenizerParameter:
+ """Tests for the optional tokenizer parameter on estimate_token_count,
+ SlidingWindow, and Compaction."""
+
+ def test_estimate_token_count_with_tokenizer(self):
+ """Custom tokenizer should override the heuristic."""
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('hello world')]
+ # Heuristic: 11 chars / 4 = 2 tokens.
+ assert estimate_token_count(msgs) == 2
+ # Custom tokenizer: count words instead.
+ assert estimate_token_count(msgs, tokenizer=lambda s: len(s.split())) == 2
+
+ def test_estimate_token_count_tokenizer_called_per_segment(self):
+ """Tokenizer is called once per text segment, results are summed."""
+ calls: list[str] = []
+
+ def tracking_tokenizer(s: str) -> int:
+ calls.append(s)
+ return 10
+
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('a'), _assistant('b')]
+ result = estimate_token_count(msgs, tokenizer=tracking_tokenizer)
+ assert result == 20
+ assert len(calls) == 2
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_sliding_window_with_tokenizer(self):
+ """SlidingWindow should use the tokenizer for token-based triggers."""
+ # Custom tokenizer: 1 token per character.
+ sw = SlidingWindow(
+ max_tokens=10,
+ keep_tokens=5,
+ tokenizer=lambda s: len(s),
+ preserve_first_user_message=False,
+ )
+ # Each message has 4 chars = 4 tokens with this tokenizer. 5 messages = 20 tokens.
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('abcd') for _ in range(5)]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ # With keep_tokens=5 and 4 tokens per message, should keep 1 message.
+ remaining_tokens = estimate_token_count(result.messages, tokenizer=lambda s: len(s))
+ assert remaining_tokens <= 5
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_sliding_window_tokenizer_threshold_check(self):
+ """SlidingWindow tokenizer should be used for the trigger check."""
+ # Tokenizer that inflates counts: 100 tokens per char.
+ sw = SlidingWindow(
+ max_tokens=50,
+ keep_messages=1,
+ tokenizer=lambda s: len(s) * 100,
+ preserve_first_user_message=False,
+ )
+ # 2 chars * 100 = 200 tokens per message. Only 1 message but still > 50.
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('ab'), _user('cd')]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 1
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_compaction_with_tokenizer(self):
+ """Compaction should use the tokenizer for token-based triggers."""
+ # Tokenizer: 1 token per char.
+ comp = Compaction(
+ model='test:m',
+ max_tokens=10,
+ keep_messages=1,
+ tokenizer=lambda s: len(s),
+ preserve_first_user_message=False,
+ incremental=False,
+ )
+ # Each message: 'abcde' = 5 chars = 5 tokens. 4 messages = 20 tokens > 10.
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('abcde') for _ in range(4)]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+
+ mock_result = AsyncMock()
+ mock_result.output = 'Token summary.'
+
+ with patch('pydantic_ai.Agent') as MockAgent:
+ mock_agent_instance = AsyncMock()
+ mock_agent_instance.run.return_value = mock_result
+ MockAgent.return_value = mock_agent_instance
+
+ result = await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+
+ # Should have triggered compaction.
+ assert len(result.messages) >= 1
+ first_msg = result.messages[0]
+ assert isinstance(first_msg, ModelRequest)
+ sys_parts = [p for p in first_msg.parts if isinstance(p, SystemPromptPart)]
+ assert any('Token summary.' in p.content for p in sys_parts)
+
+ def test_find_token_cutoff_with_tokenizer(self):
+ """_find_token_cutoff should use the tokenizer."""
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [_user('abcde') for _ in range(10)]
+ # Tokenizer: 1 token per char. Each message = 5 tokens.
+ cutoff = _find_token_cutoff(messages, 15, tokenizer=lambda s: len(s))
+ remaining = messages[cutoff:]
+ assert estimate_token_count(remaining, tokenizer=lambda s: len(s)) <= 15
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Preserve first user message
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestPreserveFirstUserMessage:
+ """Tests for the preserve_first_user_message parameter."""
+
+ def test_find_first_user_message_found(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content='sys')]),
+ _user('first'),
+ _user('second'),
+ ]
+ result = _find_first_user_message(msgs)
+ assert result is not None
+ assert isinstance(result.parts[0], UserPromptPart)
+ assert result.parts[0].content == 'first'
+
+ def test_find_first_user_message_none(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content='sys')]),
+ _assistant('hello'),
+ ]
+ assert _find_first_user_message(msgs) is None
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_sliding_window_preserves_first_user(self):
+ sw = SlidingWindow(max_messages=3, keep_messages=2, preserve_first_user_message=True)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('original task'),
+ _assistant('got it'),
+ _user('follow-up 1'),
+ _assistant('done'),
+ _user('follow-up 2'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ # The first user message ('original task') should be preserved even though
+ # it was outside the keep window.
+ user_contents: list[str] = []
+ for msg in result.messages:
+ if isinstance(msg, ModelRequest):
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, UserPromptPart) and isinstance(part.content, str):
+ user_contents.append(part.content)
+ assert 'original task' in user_contents
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_sliding_window_no_duplicate_when_in_window(self):
+ """First user message should not be duplicated if already in the kept window."""
+ sw = SlidingWindow(max_messages=3, keep_messages=5, preserve_first_user_message=True)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('task'),
+ _assistant('ok'),
+ _user('more'),
+ _assistant('done'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 4 # Not triggered since 4 < 5 keep.
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_sliding_window_disabled_preserve(self):
+ """When preserve_first_user_message=False, first user message is not kept."""
+ sw = SlidingWindow(max_messages=3, keep_messages=1, preserve_first_user_message=False)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('original'),
+ _assistant('a'),
+ _user('b'),
+ _assistant('c'),
+ _user('last'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 1
+ user_contents: list[str] = []
+ for msg in result.messages:
+ if isinstance(msg, ModelRequest):
+ for part in msg.parts:
+ if isinstance(part, UserPromptPart) and isinstance(part.content, str):
+ user_contents.append(part.content)
+ assert 'original' not in user_contents
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_compaction_preserves_first_user(self):
+ comp = Compaction(model='test:m', max_messages=3, keep_messages=1, preserve_first_user_message=True)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('build a web app'),
+ _assistant('response 1'),
+ _user('second'),
+ _assistant('response 2'),
+ _user('third'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+
+ mock_result = AsyncMock()
+ mock_result.output = 'Summary.'
+
+ with patch('pydantic_ai.Agent') as MockAgent:
+ mock_agent_instance = AsyncMock()
+ mock_agent_instance.run.return_value = mock_result
+ MockAgent.return_value = mock_agent_instance
+
+ result = await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+
+ # Summary message + first user message + 1 kept = 3.
+ assert len(result.messages) == 3
+ # First message is the summary (with system prompts).
+ assert isinstance(result.messages[0], ModelRequest)
+ sys_parts = [p for p in result.messages[0].parts if isinstance(p, SystemPromptPart)]
+ assert any('Summary.' in p.content for p in sys_parts)
+ # Second message is the preserved first user message.
+ assert isinstance(result.messages[1], ModelRequest)
+ user_parts = [p for p in result.messages[1].parts if isinstance(p, UserPromptPart)]
+ assert len(user_parts) == 1
+ assert user_parts[0].content == 'build a web app'
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_compaction_no_duplicate_first_user_when_in_window(self):
+ """First user message already in kept window should not be duplicated."""
+ comp = Compaction(model='test:m', max_messages=3, keep_messages=5, preserve_first_user_message=True)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('task'),
+ _assistant('ok'),
+ _user('more'),
+ _assistant('done'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ # Not triggered since keep_messages > len(messages).
+ assert len(result.messages) == 4
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_sliding_window_no_user_messages(self):
+ """When there are no user messages, preservation is a no-op."""
+ sw = SlidingWindow(max_messages=2, keep_messages=1, preserve_first_user_message=True)
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _assistant('a'),
+ _assistant('b'),
+ _assistant('c'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+ result = await sw.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+ assert len(result.messages) == 1
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Incremental summarization
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestIncrementalSummarization:
+ """Tests for the incremental parameter on Compaction."""
+
+ def test_extract_previous_summary_found(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content=f'{_SUMMARY_PREFIX}Old summary text.')]),
+ _user('hi'),
+ ]
+ assert _extract_previous_summary(msgs) == 'Old summary text.'
+
+ def test_extract_previous_summary_not_found(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content='Regular system prompt.')]),
+ _user('hi'),
+ ]
+ assert _extract_previous_summary(msgs) is None
+
+ def test_extract_previous_summary_empty_messages(self):
+ assert _extract_previous_summary([]) is None
+
+ def test_extract_previous_summary_skips_non_requests(self):
+ msgs: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _assistant('hi'),
+ _user('hello'),
+ ]
+ assert _extract_previous_summary(msgs) is None
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_incremental_includes_previous_summary(self):
+ """When incremental=True and a prior summary exists, it should be included in the prompt."""
+ comp = Compaction(
+ model='test:m',
+ max_messages=3,
+ keep_messages=1,
+ incremental=True,
+ preserve_first_user_message=False,
+ )
+ # Simulate a conversation that already has a summary from prior compaction.
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content=f'{_SUMMARY_PREFIX}Previous context here.')]),
+ _user('new input 1'),
+ _assistant('response 1'),
+ _user('new input 2'),
+ _assistant('response 2'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+
+ mock_result = AsyncMock()
+ mock_result.output = 'Extended summary.'
+
+ with patch('pydantic_ai.Agent') as MockAgent:
+ mock_agent_instance = AsyncMock()
+ mock_agent_instance.run.return_value = mock_result
+ MockAgent.return_value = mock_agent_instance
+
+ await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+
+ # Verify the summarization prompt included the previous summary.
+ call_args = mock_agent_instance.run.call_args
+ prompt_text = call_args[0][0]
+ assert '' in prompt_text
+ assert 'Previous context here.' in prompt_text
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_incremental_no_previous_summary(self):
+ """When incremental=True but no prior summary exists, prompt should be plain."""
+ comp = Compaction(
+ model='test:m',
+ max_messages=3,
+ keep_messages=1,
+ incremental=True,
+ preserve_first_user_message=False,
+ )
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ _user('first'),
+ _assistant('response 1'),
+ _user('second'),
+ _assistant('response 2'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+
+ mock_result = AsyncMock()
+ mock_result.output = 'Fresh summary.'
+
+ with patch('pydantic_ai.Agent') as MockAgent:
+ mock_agent_instance = AsyncMock()
+ mock_agent_instance.run.return_value = mock_result
+ MockAgent.return_value = mock_agent_instance
+
+ await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+
+ call_args = mock_agent_instance.run.call_args
+ prompt_text = call_args[0][0]
+ assert '' not in prompt_text
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_incremental_disabled(self):
+ """When incremental=False, the previous summary should not be included."""
+ comp = Compaction(
+ model='test:m',
+ max_messages=3,
+ keep_messages=1,
+ incremental=False,
+ preserve_first_user_message=False,
+ )
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content=f'{_SUMMARY_PREFIX}Old summary.')]),
+ _user('new input'),
+ _assistant('response'),
+ _user('another'),
+ _assistant('another response'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+
+ mock_result = AsyncMock()
+ mock_result.output = 'Regenerated summary.'
+
+ with patch('pydantic_ai.Agent') as MockAgent:
+ mock_agent_instance = AsyncMock()
+ mock_agent_instance.run.return_value = mock_result
+ MockAgent.return_value = mock_agent_instance
+
+ await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+
+ call_args = mock_agent_instance.run.call_args
+ prompt_text = call_args[0][0]
+ assert '' not in prompt_text
+
+ @pytest.mark.anyio
+ async def test_incremental_output_contains_summary(self):
+ """The output after incremental compaction should contain the new summary."""
+ comp = Compaction(
+ model='test:m',
+ max_messages=3,
+ keep_messages=1,
+ incremental=True,
+ preserve_first_user_message=False,
+ )
+ messages: list[ModelMessage] = [
+ ModelRequest(parts=[SystemPromptPart(content=f'{_SUMMARY_PREFIX}Old context.')]),
+ _user('a'),
+ _assistant('b'),
+ _user('c'),
+ _assistant('d'),
+ ]
+ rc = _make_request_context(messages)
+ ctx = _make_ctx()
+
+ mock_result = AsyncMock()
+ mock_result.output = 'Extended context summary.'
+
+ with patch('pydantic_ai.Agent') as MockAgent:
+ mock_agent_instance = AsyncMock()
+ mock_agent_instance.run.return_value = mock_result
+ MockAgent.return_value = mock_agent_instance
+
+ result = await comp.before_model_request(ctx, rc)
+
+ first_msg = result.messages[0]
+ assert isinstance(first_msg, ModelRequest)
+ sys_parts = [p for p in first_msg.parts if isinstance(p, SystemPromptPart)]
+ assert any('Extended context summary.' in p.content for p in sys_parts)