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Local LLM user struggles with context window limits during plan execution

A user running the Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B model locally encountered high context window usage while executing a refactoring plan. The model reached 92.6% context window utilization before auto-compaction occurred. The user is seeking advice on how to manage context window pressure during plan execution to prevent such issues, suggesting methods like starting a new session with the previous plan pasted in. AI

IMPACT Users may need strategies to manage context window limitations when executing complex plans with local LLMs.

RANK_REASON User discussion about managing LLM context window constraints.

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Local LLM user struggles with context window limits during plan execution

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/mailto_devnull ·

    Executing a plan under context constraints

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm running Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B via Pi harness on a 32gb unified RAM setup (Framework 13). llama.cpp, 64k context window.</p> <p>I worked with the model to plan through a refactor, and by the time it came time to execute the plan, I was sitting at a…