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AI March 10, 2026 ↗ stoneforge.ai

Why AI Coding Agents Waste Half Their Context Window

AI coding agents burn 20–40% of their context window on inefficient codebase exploration. A hierarchical documentation system cuts orientation from 15–20 tool calls to just 1–3.

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