Context Recycling for Long-Horizon LLM Inference

[2606.26105] Context Recycling for Long-Horizon LLM Inference

[Submitted on 1 May 2026]

Title:Context Recycling for Long-Horizon LLM Inference

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Abstract:Large language models (LLMs) exhibit strong capabilities in short-context reasoning but degrade in performance over long conversational horizons due to context window limitations and inefficient token usage. We introduce ContextForge, a system for context recycling that maintains task-relevant information across turns by combining structured query generation, external memory retrieval, and controlled synthesis. The system enables efficient reuse of prior computation without relying on full context replay, reducing token overhead while preserving answer quality. We evaluate ContextForge using a 15-turn conversational benchmark that tests multi-turn reasoning, back-references, and domain shifts across structured healthcare queries. Compared to a baseline agent using identical underlying models, ContextForge demonstrates improved consistency and reduced token consumption, while maintaining comparable response accuracy. These results suggest that context recycling provides a practical approach for extending LLM capabilities in long-horizon tasks without requiring larger context windows or model retraining. Code and evaluation artifacts are available at this https URL.

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Computation and Language (cs.CL); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (cs.LG)

Cite as: arXiv:2606.26105 [cs.CL]

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https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.26105

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From: Derek Thomas [view email] [v1] Fri, 1 May 2026 04:45:08 UTC (19 KB)

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