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arxiv_agent_systems_research · Nov 4, 2026 · paper
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When Do Summaries Become Instructions? Unsupported Policy in LLM Agents' Self-Written Handoff Summaries
arxiv.orgNov 4, 2026
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Long-running LLM agents compact their context, replacing most history with a summary. We ask whether handoff summaries state permissions or requirements the record does not support, whether such sentences change what the next instance (the successor) does, and where they come fro