Tile‑Based Context: A Hybrid Approach to LLM Memory
Context is the most misunderstood part of LLM engineering.
Most systems rely on:
- raw context windows (too large, too noisy)
- summarization (too lossy, too vague)
AiStudio uses a hybrid approach: tile‑based context.
1. What Is a Tile?
A tile is a small, isolated chunk of context:
- a file
- a section
- a design fragment
- a plan step
Tiles are independent and composable.
2. Why Tiles Work
Tiles prevent:
- context overflow
- stale state
- cross‑contamination
- hallucinated dependencies
They allow the model to focus on exactly what matters.
3. Hybrid Mode
AiStudio can switch between:
- tile‑based context
- summarized context
…depending on the task.
This gives the best of both worlds:
- precision
- scalability
- stability
4. Practical Impact
Tile‑based context is one of the reasons AiStudio can:
- work on large repos
- maintain consistency
- avoid breaking code
- reason about architecture
It is a quiet but powerful part of the system.