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5 articlesRead from the beginning →Editorial archive dates · August–September 2026
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Exploring Mid-Session Changes · Part 4
What can an agent do when work gets stuck? We compare more reasoning, expert advice, parallel agents and a model switch.
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Exploring Mid-Session Changes · Part 3
How do retries and human work change the cost of a model switch? We compare token savings, correction time and the cost of failed attempts.
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Exploring Mid-Session Changes · Part 2
How conversation state, prompt caching and compaction shape the cost of a running AI session—and how to weigh a smaller context against rebuilding a reusable cache.
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Exploring Mid-Session Changes · Part 1
When does switching to a cheaper model save money? We compare the next call, the remaining calls and the cost of handing over the work.
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A tool timeout is an unknown outcome—not proof of failure
Before an AI assistant retries a write, it must find out what happened. Separate the request, the durable result and the evidence a user can actually inspect.
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