{"title":"The Token Wall: Dynamic Truncation Strategy","region":"Global","category":"Economics","description":"Preventing cost spikes by intelligently truncating long agent conversations.","lastUpdated":"2026-02-23","steps":["Calculate per-turn token usage before sending to the LLM.","Implement 'Summary-First' truncation for conversation history.","Set hard 'Kill-Switch' limits on a per-session budget.","Prioritize 'System Instructions' over 'User History' in the buffer.","Alert on any single turn exceeding 50% of the context window."],"url":"https://checklist.day/the-token-wall-dynamic-truncation-strategy"}