claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Feature Request] Implement block attention to enable more nuanced memory and context engineering per request [1 comments, 2 participants]

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Bug Description Currently, Anthropic's LLMs store context linearly, new content is added at the end, and earlier parts can't be modified or removed from context even when they no longer serve a purpose.

This research paper solves the issue of LLM context being linearly additive, even though the needs of practical memory management require that it be possible to add / subtract / expand / contract pieces based on the needs of the current request.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.15355

I think Claude's agentic capabilities and coding capabilities would get a big boost from using this idea.

Note: In the ideal case, users / API callers should have the ability to construct context and have it dynamically match against cached pieces.

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  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: ghostty
  • Version: 2.1.107
  • Feedback ID: eafd1140-fd8d-4fbc-822d-f699d54a7f69

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TL;DR

Implementing a dynamic context management system, as described in the provided research paper, could potentially solve the issue of linearly additive LLM context.

Guidance

  • Review the research paper (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.15355) to understand the proposed solution for dynamic context management in LLMs.
  • Consider how the ideas presented in the paper could be applied to Anthropic's LLMs to enable adding, subtracting, expanding, or contracting context pieces based on current request needs.
  • Investigate the feasibility of integrating the proposed dynamic context management system with Claude's agentic and coding capabilities.
  • Evaluate the potential benefits of allowing users/API callers to construct context and have it dynamically match against cached pieces.

Notes

The provided information lacks specific technical details about the current implementation of Anthropic's LLMs, making it difficult to provide a more detailed solution.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Implementing a dynamic context management system, as described in the research paper, could provide a significant boost to Claude's capabilities, but it may require significant development and testing efforts.

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