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Context Decay
Context decay refers to a phenomenon observed in extended conversations with large language models whereby, as the context window fills up, early instructions and established conventions progressively fall outside the model's effective attention range. This causes the model to lose track of project-specific rules and constraints, resulting in degraded output quality over the course of a long interaction.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Oct 12
Context decay refers to information potentially being lost or distorted at each handoff between multiple agents, like a game of telephone.
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Oct 7
The core promise of Cursor Projects is the elimination of context decay.
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