# Bad Influence story: Dex Horthy says compaction is good enough to keep AI threads running longer

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-07 15:29. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/e7c89eaa-6b77-4a80-89ad-8d9807a90b02

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Latest update (11-07 15:29): Dex Horthy says compaction is now good enough to keep threads alive longer

Overview: Dex Horthy says improved compaction now lets users keep some model threads going without clearing or externalizing context. In a post on X, he says he sets autocompact to 400k tokens and runs manual compacts between 200k and 400k tokens, depending on the model and harness. He also says three-level subagent architectures help, because a top-level orchestrator can launch subagents that launch their own subagents. The post covers his own setup and does not include benchmark results.

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1. 11-07 15:29 · Dex Horthy · [Dex Horthy says compaction is now good enough to keep threads alive longer](https://badinfluence.news/items/sqsr4mbjx8hafi18386et3qzm)
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