What is Session Compaction?
Summarizing long build conversations so work continues within context limits without losing decisions. Compaction plus model lock keeps multi-session projects coherent.
Related terms
Model Context Window
How much conversation, code, and history a model can consider at once. Long builds need compaction and stable model selection so decisions survive across sessions.
Chat Mode vs Act Mode
BYOB’s two gears: Chat Mode reasons, explains, and plans without touching files; Act Mode edits code, connects services, and moves the project forward. Strategy first, implementation when decided.
Preflight Plan
The setup pass before generation: refining the prompt, identifying features, proposing UX direction, and choosing data options. Planning first is what separates coherent apps from random screens.
One-Click Deployment
Publishing a site to production hosting without manual configuration. BYOB deploys to an edge network with rollback to known commits when a release misbehaves.
Custom Domain
Your own address (you.com) instead of a builder subdomain, with automatic SSL. The trust baseline for anything commercial: subdomains convert worse and rank no better.
Visual Editing
Clicking page elements in a live preview and asking the AI to refine text, spacing, or layout. It keeps non-developers in flow while the underlying code stays standard and editable.