context-preservation

Tiered context management for multi-agent workflows. Use when: - Starting a new session and need to load project context - Context window approaching capacity (>70% usage) - Switching between different parts of a codebase - Preparing context for subagent delegation - Recovering from session compaction - Handoff between agents needs structured context Do NOT use for: - Simple file reads (use Read tool directly) - Small projects that fit in context easily - Questions about specific files (just read them)

Cascading error recovery for multi-agent workflows following 2024-2025 patterns. Use when: - Agent task fails and needs retry strategy - Tool call returns error - Build or test failures need diagnosis - Rate limiting encountered - Context window overflow - Subagent produces invalid output - Need graceful degradation strategy Do NOT use for: - User-facing error messages (use standard error handling) - Expected validation failures - Intentional test failures (TDD red phase)