task-recycle skillA
task-recycle is agent-read markdown (skill) from drn/argus: Reset this task's context window while continuing the same work — write a handoff, then have Argus kill this session and start a brand-new one on the identical task/worktree/branch, seeded with the handoff. Use when the conversation has grown large and a fresh context window would help, but the underlying task should continue unchanged (the manual, hand-off-aware alternative to a built-in /compact)..
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What the file says
# Recycle Current Task Reset this session's context window without losing the task's place. Unlike a built-in `/compact`, which shrinks the transcript but keeps every prior turn in scope, this ends the current session outright and starts a genuinely fresh one on the same task — same worktree, same branch, same in-progress changes — seeded with a handoff note you write now plus the task's original prompt as background. This is a manually-triggered action. Only run it when the user asks for it, or when you yourself judge the context window has grown large enough to warrant a reset and you say so before proceeding. **If you are a Hera-bound role** (coordinator, worker, or freelance — you'd know from your spawn orientation or a live `hera_status`/`hera_send` exchange), prefer `hera_status`'s `handoff_note` + `request_recycle: true` instead of this tool. That path builds a richer seed prompt (your role's plan-DAG/sibling state, not just your handoff note) and is self-service like this one. Reach for `task_recycle` only when you're not Hera-bound, or when Hera's recycle isn't available. ## Context - Current directory: !`pwd` ## Your task …
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How to install
mdr add drn/argus/task-recycle@git:20260923.3c3f132mdr add drn/argus/task-recycle@sha256:5f5767c2739d5e3dPin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
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Source
drn/argus · 10 stars · license none · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch master
API
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