agent-cache-optimizer 0.2.1 → 0.4.0
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- package/CHANGELOG.md +24 -0
- package/adapters/conversation-log.md +89 -0
- package/bin/aco +35 -1
- package/docs/deep-research-kv-cache.md +238 -0
- package/package.json +1 -1
- package/src/core.ts +53 -34
- package/src/heuristics.ts +7 -2
- package/src/index.ts +102 -15
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# Changelog
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## 0.4.0 — 2026-06-25
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- **Cache warming**: persist known-stable hashes to `warm-cache.json`; new sessions skip cold start
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- **Savings tracking**: cumulative estimated $ savings in `savings.json`, displayed in `aco status`
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- **Enhanced diag.log**: per-call stableKB + estimated $ saved + cumulative total
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- **Conversation log adapter**: append-only guidelines for maximizing cache across turns
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- `aco status --json` includes savings + warm cache data
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- `aco status` dashboard shows est. savings and warm cache count
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## 0.2.1 — 2026-06-24
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### Fixed
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- Binary renamed from `aco` to `agent-cache-optimizer` (aco was taken on npm)
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## 0.2.0 — 2026-06-24
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### Added
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- `agent-cache-optimizer` CLI binary (replaces skill-based slash command)
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- `aco status` / `aco status --json` commands
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# Conversation-Log Cache Optimization (v0.4)
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## Principle: Append-Only Log
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DeepSeek's prefix cache matches from the **start** of the prompt. After
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reordering system blocks, the next frontier is the conversation log.
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the byte-level prefix changes → cache miss for everything after.
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## Guidelines for Agent Developers
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### DO: Append, Never Rewrite
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✅ Turn 1: [system][user₁][assistant₁]
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✅ Turn 2: [system][user₁][assistant₁][user₂][assistant₂] ← Turn 1 prefix preserved
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### DON'T: Inject, Reorder, or Compress
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❌ Turn 2: [system][updated timestamp][user₁][assistant₁][user₂] ← timestamp busts
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## Implementation
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how messages are serialized, but agent developers can:
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1. **Keep system prompts stable** (agent-cache-optimizer handles this)
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| System-only (our plugin) | 88% | 0% | ~30% |
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| System + Append-Only | 88% | 70-90% | **80-95%** |
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## Future: Automatic Log Optimization
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
+
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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// Diagnostic log with savings
|
|
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|
+
const estCallSaving = estimateSavings(stableBytes, 1)
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
"chat.params": async (input, _output) => {
|
|
102
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|
if (!firstCallLogged) {
|
|
103
187
|
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|
|
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|
+
const agent = input.agent ?? "unknown"
|
|
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|
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const warmCount = warmHashes?.size ?? 0
|
|
104
190
|
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|
|
105
|
-
|
|
106
|
-
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|
|
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|
+
agent,
|
|
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|
+
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|
|
193
|
+
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|
|
107
194
|
)
|
|
108
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|
}
|
|
109
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|
},
|
|
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|
|
|
120
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|
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|
|
121
208
|
}
|
|
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209
|
|
|
123
|
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// Re-
|
|
124
|
-
export { emptyDB, updateDB, hashContent, lookupScore, isWarm } from "./core"
|
|
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|
+
// Re-exports
|
|
211
|
+
export { emptyDB, updateDB, hashContent, lookupScore, isWarm, extractWarmHashes, isWarmHash, estimateSavings } from "./core"
|
|
125
212
|
export { coldStartScore, classify } from "./heuristics"
|
|
126
213
|
export { splitBlock, splitAll } from "./splitting"
|
|
127
214
|
export type { StabilityDB, Classified, BlockFingerprint, CacheOptimizerOptions } from "./types"
|