Definition
Plain language
An earlier method that compresses documents into short notes and fetches the originals only when needed.
As stated in the literature
A long-document agent that gists documents and retrieves originals on demand, but triggers lookups from lossy gists without a verified middle layer; used as a baseline DeLM outperforms.
Why it matters: It shows the value of gisting long documents and fetching originals on demand, while also illustrating the risk of triggering lookups from lossy notes without a verified middle layer.
For example, it condenses a long report into short notes and goes back to fetch the original pages only when a question needs the details.
Heard on the show
“ReadAgent, an earlier method, also compresses documents into gists and looks up originals on demand.”Episode 130 — Why AI Agents Coordinate Better Through a Shared Board Than a Boss