## The automatic lifecycle

1. **First turn\:** automatic recall uses the first non\-empty prompt and recent context\. It is **not a new search every turn**\; later prompt rebuilds can reuse the cached snippet\. Request recall when needed\.
2. **Four USER turns\:** at agent\-end\, automatic retention checks for at least four new user turns since the retention cursor\. It batches the unretained suffix—not four assistant replies or tool calls\.
3. **Before compaction\:** a fresh recall supplies additional context to the compaction summary\. This is distinct from the first\-turn recall gate\.
4. **On shutdown\:** best\-effort disposal retains the remaining transcript and drains pending extraction\, skipping fresh extraction and full consolidation\. Shutdown deadlines can interrupt completion\.

### A separate loop\: auto\-learn

With both autolearn switches on\, an eligible completed top\-level turn with **at least five tool calls** can trigger an extra private capture turn\. Counts do not accumulate across prompts\. Aborted turns\, plan mode and goal\-mode turns are skipped\. This adds model use\; it is not `autoRetain` and does not run after every prompt\.