@blockrun/franklin 3.15.93 → 3.15.94

package/dist/agent/loop.js

@@ -1011,10 +1011,26 @@ export async function interactiveSession(config, getUserInput, onEvent, onAbortR
             // where input-replay tax has clearly started biting; the
             // fire-once-per-turn flag still bounds the worst case at one
             // extra summary call (~$0.005).
+            //
+            // 2026-05-11: added a high-cost early-exit. The original
+            // (>15 calls AND >$0.03) gate works well for cheap models
+            // where 15 calls clears the $0.03 floor trivially. For Opus-
+            // class models, cost climbs much faster than call count —
+            // verified in production from a real session:
+            // `Research-bloat compacted at 16 calls / $9.4552: ~3129
+            // tokens`. By the time the 16-call gate fired, $9.45 was
+            // already spent on input-replay. With an early-exit at
+            // $1.00 turn-cost, the compact would have fired around
+            // call 4-5, saving ~$8 on that turn. The cost cap is
+            // intentionally conservative — even extended-thinking Opus
+            // shouldn't legitimately need >$1 of context-replay before
+            // compacting (the compact itself runs on a cheaper model
+            // and costs <$0.05).
+            const TURN_COST_CAP_FOR_EARLY_COMPACT = 1.00;
             if (!bloatCompactedThisTurn &&
                 compactFailures < 3 &&
-                turnToolCalls > 15 &&
-                turnCostUsd > 0.03) {
+                ((turnToolCalls > 15 && turnCostUsd > 0.03) ||
+                    turnCostUsd > TURN_COST_CAP_FOR_EARLY_COMPACT)) {
                 try {
                     const beforeTokens = estimateHistoryTokens(history);
                     const { history: compacted, compacted: didCompact } = await forceCompact(history, config.model, client, config.debug);

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@blockrun/franklin",
-  "version": "3.15.93",
+  "version": "3.15.94",
   "description": "Franklin — The AI agent with a wallet. Spends USDC autonomously to get real work done. Pay per action, no subscriptions.",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {