1.9.0

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,42 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-11-04 - 1.9.0 - feat(context)
+Add intelligent DiffProcessor to summarize and prioritize git diffs and integrate it into the commit context pipeline
+
+- Add DiffProcessor (ts/context/diff-processor.ts) to intelligently process git diffs: include small files fully, summarize medium files (head/tail sampling), and mark very large files as metadata-only to stay within token budgets.
+- Integrate DiffProcessor into commit workflow (ts/aidocs_classes/commit.ts): preprocess raw diffs, emit processed diff statistics, and pass a token-efficient diff section into the TaskContextFactory for commit context generation.
+- Export DiffProcessor and its types through the context index and types (ts/context/index.ts, ts/context/types.ts) so other context components can reuse it.
+- Add comprehensive tests for the DiffProcessor behavior and integration (test/test.diffprocessor.node.ts) covering small/medium/large diffs, added/deleted files, prioritization, token budgets, and formatting for context.
+- Minor adjustments across context/task factories and builders to accept and propagate processed diff strings rather than raw diffs, reducing risk of token overflows during iterative context building.
+
+## 2025-11-04 - 1.8.3 - fix(context)
+Prevent enormous git diffs and OOM during context building by adding exclusion patterns, truncation, and diagnostic logging
+
+- Add comprehensive git diff exclusion globs (locks, build artifacts, maps, bundles, IDE folders, logs, caches) when collecting uncommitted diffs to avoid noisy/huge diffs
+- Pass glob patterns directly to smartgit.getUncommittedDiff for efficient server-side matching
+- Emit diagnostic statistics for diffs (files changed, total characters, estimated tokens, number of exclusion patterns) and warn on unusually large diffs
+- Introduce pre-tokenization safety checks in iterative context builder: truncate raw diff text if it exceeds MAX_DIFF_CHARS and throw a clear error if token count still exceeds MAX_DIFF_TOKENS
+- Format and log token counts using locale-aware formatting for clarity
+- Improve robustness of commit context generation to reduce risk of OOM / model-limit overruns
+
+## 2025-11-03 - 1.8.0 - feat(context)
+Wire OpenAI provider through task context factory and add git-diff support to iterative context builder
+
+- Pass AiDoc.openaiInstance through TaskContextFactory into IterativeContextBuilder to reuse the same OpenAI provider and avoid reinitialization.
+- IterativeContextBuilder now accepts an optional OpenAiProvider and an additionalContext string; when provided, git diffs (or other extra context) are prepended to the AI context and token counts are updated.
+- createContextForCommit now forwards the git diff into the iterative builder so commit-specific context includes the diff.
+- Updated aidocs_classes (commit, description, readme) to supply the existing openaiInstance when creating the TaskContextFactory.
+
+## 2025-11-03 - 1.7.0 - feat(IterativeContextBuilder)
+Add iterative AI-driven context builder and integrate into task factory; add tests and iterative configuration
+
+- Introduce IterativeContextBuilder: iterative, token-aware context construction that asks the AI which files to load and evaluates context sufficiency.
+- Switch TaskContextFactory to use IterativeContextBuilder for readme, description and commit tasks (replaces earlier EnhancedContext flow for these tasks).
+- Add iterative configuration options (maxIterations, firstPassFileLimit, subsequentPassFileLimit, temperature, model) in types and ConfigManager and merge support for user config.
+- Update CLI (tokens and aidoc flows) to use the iterative context factory and improve task handling and messaging.
+- Add test coverage: test/test.iterativecontextbuilder.node.ts to validate initialization, iterative builds, token budget respect and multiple task types.
+- Enhance ContextCache, LazyFileLoader, ContextAnalyzer and ContextTrimmer to support the iterative pipeline and smarter prioritization/prompts.
+
 ## 2025-11-03 - 1.6.1 - fix(context)
 Improve context building, caching and test robustness
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@git.zone/tsdoc",
-  "version": "1.6.1",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "private": false,
   "description": "A comprehensive TypeScript documentation tool that leverages AI to generate and enhance project documentation, including dynamic README creation, API docs via TypeDoc, and smart commit message generation.",
   "type": "module",

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -3799,8 +3799,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-I9jwMn07Sy/IwOj3zVkVik2JTvgpaykDZEigL6Rx6N9LbMywwUSMtxET+7lVoDLLd3O3IXwJwvuuns8UB/HeAg==}
     engines: {node: '>=4'}
 
-  minimatch@10.0.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-IPZ167aShDZZUMdRk66cyQAW3qr0WzbHkPdMYa8bzZhlHhO3jALbKdxcaak7W9FfT2rZNpQuUu4Od7ILEpXSaw==}
+  minimatch@10.1.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-enIvLvRAFZYXJzkCYG5RKmPfrFArdLv+R+lbQ53BmIMLIry74bjKzX6iHAm8WYamJkhSSEabrWN5D97XnKObjQ==}
     engines: {node: 20 || >=22}
 
   minimatch@3.1.2:
@@ -9797,7 +9797,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       foreground-child: 3.3.1
       jackspeak: 4.1.1
-      minimatch: 10.0.3
+      minimatch: 10.1.1
       minipass: 7.1.2
       package-json-from-dist: 1.0.1
       path-scurry: 2.0.0
@@ -10680,7 +10680,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   min-indent@1.0.1: {}
 
-  minimatch@10.0.3:
+  minimatch@10.1.1:
     dependencies:
       '@isaacs/brace-expansion': 5.0.0
 

test/test.aidoc.nonci.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ tap.test('should build commit object', async () => {
   expect(commitObject).toHaveProperty('recommendedNextVersionLevel');
   expect(commitObject).toHaveProperty('recommendedNextVersionScope');
   expect(commitObject).toHaveProperty('recommendedNextVersionMessage');
+});
 
-})
+tap.test('should stop AIdocs', async () => {
+  await aidocs.stop();
+});
 
 tap.start();

test/test.diffprocessor.node.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import { DiffProcessor } from '../ts/context/diff-processor.js';
+
+// Sample diff strings for testing
+const createSmallDiff = (filepath: string, addedLines = 5, removedLines = 3): string => {
+  const lines: string[] = [];
+  lines.push(`--- a/${filepath}`);
+  lines.push(`+++ b/${filepath}`);
+  lines.push(`@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@`);
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < removedLines; i++) {
+    lines.push(`-removed line ${i + 1}`);
+  }
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < addedLines; i++) {
+    lines.push(`+added line ${i + 1}`);
+  }
+
+  lines.push(' unchanged line');
+
+  return lines.join('\n');
+};
+
+const createMediumDiff = (filepath: string): string => {
+  const lines: string[] = [];
+  lines.push(`--- a/${filepath}`);
+  lines.push(`+++ b/${filepath}`);
+  lines.push(`@@ -1,100 +1,150 @@`);
+
+  // 150 lines of changes
+  for (let i = 0; i < 75; i++) {
+    lines.push(`+added line ${i + 1}`);
+  }
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < 75; i++) {
+    lines.push(`-removed line ${i + 1}`);
+  }
+
+  return lines.join('\n');
+};
+
+const createLargeDiff = (filepath: string): string => {
+  const lines: string[] = [];
+  lines.push(`--- a/${filepath}`);
+  lines.push(`+++ b/${filepath}`);
+  lines.push(`@@ -1,1000 +1,1500 @@`);
+
+  // 2500 lines of changes
+  for (let i = 0; i < 1250; i++) {
+    lines.push(`+added line ${i + 1}`);
+  }
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < 1250; i++) {
+    lines.push(`-removed line ${i + 1}`);
+  }
+
+  return lines.join('\n');
+};
+
+const createDeletedFileDiff = (filepath: string): string => {
+  return `--- a/${filepath}
++++ /dev/null
+@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
+-deleted line 1
+-deleted line 2
+-deleted line 3
+-deleted line 4
+-deleted line 5`;
+};
+
+const createAddedFileDiff = (filepath: string): string => {
+  return `--- /dev/null
++++ b/${filepath}
+@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
++added line 1
++added line 2
++added line 3
++added line 4
++added line 5`;
+};
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should parse small diff correctly', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor();
+  const smallDiff = createSmallDiff('src/test.ts', 5, 3);
+
+  const result = processor.processDiffs([smallDiff]);
+
+  expect(result.totalFiles).toEqual(1);
+  expect(result.fullDiffs.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(result.summarizedDiffs.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(result.metadataOnly.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(result.totalTokens).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should summarize medium diff', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor();
+  const mediumDiff = createMediumDiff('src/medium-file.ts');
+
+  const result = processor.processDiffs([mediumDiff]);
+
+  expect(result.totalFiles).toEqual(1);
+  expect(result.fullDiffs.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(result.summarizedDiffs.length).toEqual(1);
+  expect(result.metadataOnly.length).toEqual(0);
+
+  // Verify the summarized diff contains the sample
+  const formatted = processor.formatForContext(result);
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('SUMMARIZED DIFFS');
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('lines omitted');
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should handle large diff as metadata only', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor();
+  const largeDiff = createLargeDiff('dist/bundle.js');
+
+  const result = processor.processDiffs([largeDiff]);
+
+  expect(result.totalFiles).toEqual(1);
+  expect(result.fullDiffs.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(result.summarizedDiffs.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(result.metadataOnly.length).toEqual(1);
+
+  const formatted = processor.formatForContext(result);
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('METADATA ONLY');
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('dist/bundle.js');
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should prioritize source files over build artifacts', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor();
+  const diffs = [
+    createSmallDiff('dist/bundle.js'),
+    createSmallDiff('src/important.ts'),
+    createSmallDiff('build/output.js'),
+    createSmallDiff('src/core.ts'),
+  ];
+
+  const result = processor.processDiffs(diffs);
+
+  expect(result.totalFiles).toEqual(4);
+
+  // Source files should be included fully first
+  const formatted = processor.formatForContext(result);
+  const srcImportantIndex = formatted.indexOf('src/important.ts');
+  const srcCoreIndex = formatted.indexOf('src/core.ts');
+  const distBundleIndex = formatted.indexOf('dist/bundle.js');
+  const buildOutputIndex = formatted.indexOf('build/output.js');
+
+  // Source files should appear before build artifacts
+  expect(srcImportantIndex).toBeLessThan(distBundleIndex);
+  expect(srcCoreIndex).toBeLessThan(buildOutputIndex);
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should respect token budget', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor({
+    maxDiffTokens: 500, // Very small budget to force metadata-only
+  });
+
+  // Create multiple large diffs that will exceed budget
+  const diffs = [
+    createLargeDiff('src/file1.ts'),
+    createLargeDiff('src/file2.ts'),
+    createLargeDiff('src/file3.ts'),
+    createLargeDiff('src/file4.ts'),
+  ];
+
+  const result = processor.processDiffs(diffs);
+
+  expect(result.totalTokens).toBeLessThanOrEqual(500);
+  // With such a small budget and large files, most should be metadata only
+  expect(result.metadataOnly.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should handle deleted files', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor();
+  const deletedDiff = createDeletedFileDiff('src/old-file.ts');
+
+  const result = processor.processDiffs([deletedDiff]);
+
+  expect(result.totalFiles).toEqual(1);
+  // Small deleted file should be included fully
+  expect(result.fullDiffs.length).toEqual(1);
+
+  const formatted = processor.formatForContext(result);
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('src/old-file.ts');
+  // Verify the file appears in the output
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('FULL DIFFS');
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should handle added files', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor();
+  const addedDiff = createAddedFileDiff('src/new-file.ts');
+
+  const result = processor.processDiffs([addedDiff]);
+
+  expect(result.totalFiles).toEqual(1);
+  // Small added file should be included fully
+  expect(result.fullDiffs.length).toEqual(1);
+
+  const formatted = processor.formatForContext(result);
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('src/new-file.ts');
+  // Verify the file appears in the output
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('FULL DIFFS');
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should handle mixed file sizes', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor();
+  const diffs = [
+    createSmallDiff('src/small.ts'),
+    createMediumDiff('src/medium.ts'),
+    createLargeDiff('dist/large.js'),
+  ];
+
+  const result = processor.processDiffs(diffs);
+
+  expect(result.totalFiles).toEqual(3);
+  expect(result.fullDiffs.length).toEqual(1); // small file
+  expect(result.summarizedDiffs.length).toEqual(1); // medium file
+  expect(result.metadataOnly.length).toEqual(1); // large file
+
+  const formatted = processor.formatForContext(result);
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('FULL DIFFS (1 files)');
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('SUMMARIZED DIFFS (1 files)');
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('METADATA ONLY (1 files)');
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should handle empty diff array', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor();
+  const result = processor.processDiffs([]);
+
+  expect(result.totalFiles).toEqual(0);
+  expect(result.fullDiffs.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(result.summarizedDiffs.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(result.metadataOnly.length).toEqual(0);
+  expect(result.totalTokens).toEqual(0);
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should generate comprehensive summary', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor();
+  const diffs = [
+    createSmallDiff('src/file1.ts'),
+    createSmallDiff('src/file2.ts'),
+    createMediumDiff('src/file3.ts'),
+    createLargeDiff('dist/bundle.js'),
+  ];
+
+  const result = processor.processDiffs(diffs);
+  const formatted = processor.formatForContext(result);
+
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('GIT DIFF SUMMARY');
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('Files changed: 4 total');
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('included in full');
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('summarized');
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('metadata only');
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('Estimated tokens:');
+  expect(formatted).toInclude('END OF GIT DIFF');
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should handle custom options', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor({
+    maxDiffTokens: 50000,
+    smallFileLines: 30,
+    mediumFileLines: 150,
+    sampleHeadLines: 10,
+    sampleTailLines: 10,
+  });
+
+  const mediumDiff = createMediumDiff('src/file.ts'); // 150 lines
+  const result = processor.processDiffs([mediumDiff]);
+
+  // With custom settings, this should be summarized (exactly at the mediumFileLines threshold)
+  expect(result.summarizedDiffs.length).toEqual(1);
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should prioritize test files appropriately', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor();
+  const diffs = [
+    createSmallDiff('src/core.ts'),
+    createSmallDiff('test/core.test.ts'),
+    createSmallDiff('config.json'),
+  ];
+
+  const result = processor.processDiffs(diffs);
+  const formatted = processor.formatForContext(result);
+
+  // Source files should come before test files
+  const srcIndex = formatted.indexOf('src/core.ts');
+  const testIndex = formatted.indexOf('test/core.test.ts');
+
+  expect(srcIndex).toBeLessThan(testIndex);
+});
+
+tap.test('DiffProcessor should handle files with no changes gracefully', async () => {
+  const processor = new DiffProcessor();
+  const emptyDiff = `--- a/src/file.ts
++++ b/src/file.ts
+@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@`;
+
+  const result = processor.processDiffs([emptyDiff]);
+
+  expect(result.totalFiles).toEqual(1);
+  expect(result.fullDiffs.length).toEqual(1); // Still included as a small file
+});
+
+export default tap.start();

test/test.iterativecontextbuilder.node.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { IterativeContextBuilder } from '../ts/context/iterative-context-builder.js';
+import type { IIterativeConfig, TaskType } from '../ts/context/types.js';
+import * as qenv from '@push.rocks/qenv';
+
+// Test project directory
+const testProjectRoot = path.join(process.cwd());
+
+// Helper to check if OPENAI_TOKEN is available
+async function hasOpenAIToken(): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    const qenvInstance = new qenv.Qenv();
+    const token = await qenvInstance.getEnvVarOnDemand('OPENAI_TOKEN');
+    return !!token;
+  } catch (error) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+tap.test('IterativeContextBuilder should create instance with default config', async () => {
+  const builder = new IterativeContextBuilder(testProjectRoot);
+  expect(builder).toBeInstanceOf(IterativeContextBuilder);
+});
+
+tap.test('IterativeContextBuilder should create instance with custom config', async () => {
+  const customConfig: Partial<IIterativeConfig> = {
+    maxIterations: 3,
+    firstPassFileLimit: 5,
+    subsequentPassFileLimit: 3,
+    temperature: 0.5,
+    model: 'gpt-4',
+  };
+  const builder = new IterativeContextBuilder(testProjectRoot, customConfig);
+  expect(builder).toBeInstanceOf(IterativeContextBuilder);
+});
+
+tap.test('IterativeContextBuilder should initialize successfully', async () => {
+  if (!(await hasOpenAIToken())) {
+    console.log('⚠️  Skipping initialization test - OPENAI_TOKEN not available');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const builder = new IterativeContextBuilder(testProjectRoot);
+  await builder.initialize();
+  // If we get here without error, initialization succeeded
+  expect(true).toEqual(true);
+});
+
+tap.test('IterativeContextBuilder should build context iteratively for readme task', async () => {
+  if (!(await hasOpenAIToken())) {
+    console.log('⚠️  Skipping iterative build test - OPENAI_TOKEN not available');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const builder = new IterativeContextBuilder(testProjectRoot, {
+    maxIterations: 2, // Limit iterations for testing
+    firstPassFileLimit: 3,
+    subsequentPassFileLimit: 2,
+  });
+
+  await builder.initialize();
+
+  const result = await builder.buildContextIteratively('readme');
+
+  // Verify result structure
+  expect(result).toBeTypeOf('object');
+  expect(result.context).toBeTypeOf('string');
+  expect(result.context.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(result.tokenCount).toBeTypeOf('number');
+  expect(result.tokenCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(result.includedFiles).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
+  expect(result.includedFiles.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(result.iterationCount).toBeTypeOf('number');
+  expect(result.iterationCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(result.iterationCount).toBeLessThanOrEqual(2);
+  expect(result.iterations).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
+  expect(result.iterations.length).toEqual(result.iterationCount);
+  expect(result.apiCallCount).toBeTypeOf('number');
+  expect(result.apiCallCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(result.totalDuration).toBeTypeOf('number');
+  expect(result.totalDuration).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  // Verify iteration structure
+  for (const iteration of result.iterations) {
+    expect(iteration.iteration).toBeTypeOf('number');
+    expect(iteration.filesLoaded).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
+    expect(iteration.tokensUsed).toBeTypeOf('number');
+    expect(iteration.totalTokensUsed).toBeTypeOf('number');
+    expect(iteration.decision).toBeTypeOf('object');
+    expect(iteration.duration).toBeTypeOf('number');
+  }
+
+  console.log(`✅ Iterative context build completed:`);
+  console.log(`   Iterations: ${result.iterationCount}`);
+  console.log(`   Files: ${result.includedFiles.length}`);
+  console.log(`   Tokens: ${result.tokenCount}`);
+  console.log(`   API calls: ${result.apiCallCount}`);
+  console.log(`   Duration: ${(result.totalDuration / 1000).toFixed(2)}s`);
+});
+
+tap.test('IterativeContextBuilder should respect token budget', async () => {
+  if (!(await hasOpenAIToken())) {
+    console.log('⚠️  Skipping token budget test - OPENAI_TOKEN not available');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const builder = new IterativeContextBuilder(testProjectRoot, {
+    maxIterations: 5,
+  });
+
+  await builder.initialize();
+
+  const result = await builder.buildContextIteratively('description');
+
+  // Token count should not exceed budget significantly (allow 5% margin for safety)
+  const configManager = (await import('../ts/context/config-manager.js')).ConfigManager.getInstance();
+  const maxTokens = configManager.getMaxTokens();
+  expect(result.tokenCount).toBeLessThanOrEqual(maxTokens * 1.05);
+
+  console.log(`✅ Token budget respected: ${result.tokenCount}/${maxTokens}`);
+});
+
+tap.test('IterativeContextBuilder should work with different task types', async () => {
+  if (!(await hasOpenAIToken())) {
+    console.log('⚠️  Skipping task types test - OPENAI_TOKEN not available');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const taskTypes: TaskType[] = ['readme', 'description', 'commit'];
+
+  for (const taskType of taskTypes) {
+    const builder = new IterativeContextBuilder(testProjectRoot, {
+      maxIterations: 2,
+      firstPassFileLimit: 2,
+    });
+
+    await builder.initialize();
+    const result = await builder.buildContextIteratively(taskType);
+
+    expect(result.includedFiles.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    console.log(`✅ ${taskType}: ${result.includedFiles.length} files, ${result.tokenCount} tokens`);
+  }
+});
+
+export default tap.start();

test/test.ts

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import { expect, tap } from '@push.rocks/tapbundle';
-import * as tsdoc from '../ts/index.js';
-
-tap.test('first test', async () => {
-  console.log('test');
-});
-
-tap.start();

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tsdoc',
-  version: '1.6.1',
+  version: '1.9.0',
   description: 'A comprehensive TypeScript documentation tool that leverages AI to generate and enhance project documentation, including dynamic README creation, API docs via TypeDoc, and smart commit message generation.'
 }

ts/aidocs_classes/commit.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as plugins from '../plugins.js';
 import { AiDoc } from '../classes.aidoc.js';
 import { ProjectContext } from './projectcontext.js';
+import { DiffProcessor } from '../context/diff-processor.js';
 
 export interface INextCommitObject {
   recommendedNextVersionLevel: 'fix' | 'feat' | 'BREAKING CHANGE'; // the recommended next version level of the project
@@ -27,18 +28,101 @@ export class Commit {
       smartgitInstance,
       this.projectDir
     );
-    const diffStringArray = await gitRepo.getUncommittedDiff([
+
+    // Define comprehensive exclusion patterns
+    // smartgit@3.3.0+ supports glob patterns natively
+    const excludePatterns = [
+      // Lock files
       'pnpm-lock.yaml',
       'package-lock.json',
-    ]);
+      'npm-shrinkwrap.json',
+      'yarn.lock',
+      'deno.lock',
+      'bun.lockb',
+
+      // Build artifacts (main culprit for large diffs!)
+      'dist/**',
+      'dist_*/**',           // dist_ts, dist_web, etc.
+      'build/**',
+      '.next/**',
+      'out/**',
+      'public/dist/**',
+
+      // Compiled/bundled files
+      '**/*.js.map',
+      '**/*.d.ts.map',
+      '**/*.min.js',
+      '**/*.bundle.js',
+      '**/*.chunk.js',
+
+      // IDE/Editor directories
+      '.claude/**',
+      '.cursor/**',
+      '.vscode/**',
+      '.idea/**',
+      '**/*.swp',
+      '**/*.swo',
+
+      // Logs and caches
+      '.nogit/**',
+      '**/*.log',
+      '.cache/**',
+      '.rpt2_cache/**',
+      'coverage/**',
+      '.nyc_output/**',
+    ];
+
+    // Pass glob patterns directly to smartgit - it handles matching internally
+    const diffStringArray = await gitRepo.getUncommittedDiff(excludePatterns);
+
+    // Process diffs intelligently using DiffProcessor
+    let processedDiffString: string;
+
+    if (diffStringArray.length > 0) {
+      // Diagnostic logging for raw diff statistics
+      const totalChars = diffStringArray.join('\n\n').length;
+      const estimatedTokens = Math.ceil(totalChars / 4);
+
+      console.log(`📊 Raw git diff statistics:`);
+      console.log(`   Files changed: ${diffStringArray.length}`);
+      console.log(`   Total characters: ${totalChars.toLocaleString()}`);
+      console.log(`   Estimated tokens: ${estimatedTokens.toLocaleString()}`);
+      console.log(`   Exclusion patterns: ${excludePatterns.length}`);
+
+      // Use DiffProcessor to intelligently handle large diffs
+      const diffProcessor = new DiffProcessor({
+        maxDiffTokens: 100000,      // Reserve 100k tokens for diffs
+        smallFileLines: 50,          // Include files <= 50 lines fully
+        mediumFileLines: 200,        // Summarize files <= 200 lines
+        sampleHeadLines: 20,         // Show first 20 lines
+        sampleTailLines: 20,         // Show last 20 lines
+      });
+
+      const processedDiff = diffProcessor.processDiffs(diffStringArray);
+      processedDiffString = diffProcessor.formatForContext(processedDiff);
+
+      console.log(`📝 Processed diff statistics:`);
+      console.log(`   Full diffs: ${processedDiff.fullDiffs.length} files`);
+      console.log(`   Summarized: ${processedDiff.summarizedDiffs.length} files`);
+      console.log(`   Metadata only: ${processedDiff.metadataOnly.length} files`);
+      console.log(`   Final tokens: ${processedDiff.totalTokens.toLocaleString()}`);
+
+      if (estimatedTokens > 50000) {
+        console.log(`✅ DiffProcessor reduced token usage: ${estimatedTokens.toLocaleString()} → ${processedDiff.totalTokens.toLocaleString()}`);
+      }
+    } else {
+      processedDiffString = 'No changes.';
+    }
+
     // Use the new TaskContextFactory for optimized context
-    const taskContextFactory = new (await import('../context/index.js')).TaskContextFactory(this.projectDir);
+    const taskContextFactory = new (await import('../context/index.js')).TaskContextFactory(
+      this.projectDir,
+      this.aiDocsRef.openaiInstance
+    );
     await taskContextFactory.initialize();
 
     // Generate context specifically for commit task
-    const contextResult = await taskContextFactory.createContextForCommit(
-      diffStringArray[0] ? diffStringArray.join('\n\n') : 'No changes.'
-    );
+    const contextResult = await taskContextFactory.createContextForCommit(processedDiffString);
     
     // Get the optimized context string
     let contextString = contextResult.context;

ts/aidocs_classes/description.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ export class Description {
 
   public async build() {
     // Use the new TaskContextFactory for optimized context
-    const taskContextFactory = new (await import('../context/index.js')).TaskContextFactory(this.projectDir);
+    const taskContextFactory = new (await import('../context/index.js')).TaskContextFactory(
+      this.projectDir,
+      this.aiDocsRef.openaiInstance
+    );
     await taskContextFactory.initialize();
     
     // Generate context specifically for description task

ts/aidocs_classes/readme.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ export class Readme {
     let finalReadmeString = ``;
 
     // Use the new TaskContextFactory for optimized context
-    const taskContextFactory = new (await import('../context/index.js')).TaskContextFactory(this.projectDir);
+    const taskContextFactory = new (await import('../context/index.js')).TaskContextFactory(
+      this.projectDir,
+      this.aiDocsRef.openaiInstance
+    );
     await taskContextFactory.initialize();
     
     // Generate context specifically for readme task

ts/classes.aidoc.ts

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class AiDoc {
         await this.npmextraKV.writeKey('OPENAI_TOKEN', this.openaiToken);
       }
     }
-    if (!this.openaiToken) {
+    if (!this.openaiToken && this.npmextraKV) {
       this.openaiToken = await this.npmextraKV.readKey('OPENAI_TOKEN');
     }
 
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ export class AiDoc {
   }
 
   public async stop() {
-    await this.openaiInstance.stop();
+    if (this.openaiInstance) {
+      await this.openaiInstance.stop();
+    }
+    // No explicit cleanup needed for npmextraKV or aidocInteract
+    // They don't keep event loop alive
   }
 
   public async buildReadme(projectDirArg: string) {

ts/cli.ts

@@ -57,29 +57,25 @@ export const run = async () => {
 
     logger.log('info', `Calculating context token count...`);
 
-    // Determine context mode based on args
-    let contextMode: context.ContextMode = 'full';
-    if (argvArg.trim || argvArg.trimmed) {
-      contextMode = 'trimmed';
-    } else if (argvArg.summarize || argvArg.summarized) {
-      contextMode = 'summarized';
-    }
-    
     // Get task type if specified
     let taskType: context.TaskType | undefined = undefined;
     if (argvArg.task) {
       if (['readme', 'commit', 'description'].includes(argvArg.task)) {
         taskType = argvArg.task as context.TaskType;
       } else {
-        logger.log('warn', `Unknown task type: ${argvArg.task}. Using default context.`);
+        logger.log('warn', `Unknown task type: ${argvArg.task}. Using default (readme).`);
+        taskType = 'readme';
       }
+    } else {
+      // Default to readme if no task specified
+      taskType = 'readme';
     }
 
-    // Use enhanced context
+    // Use iterative context building
     const taskFactory = new context.TaskContextFactory(paths.cwd);
     await taskFactory.initialize();
 
-    let contextResult: context.IContextResult;
+    let contextResult: context.IIterativeContextResult;
 
     if (argvArg.all) {
       // Show stats for all task types
@@ -100,21 +96,8 @@ export const run = async () => {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (taskType) {
-      // Get context for specific task
-      contextResult = await taskFactory.createContextForTask(taskType);
-    } else {
-      // Get generic context with specified mode
-      const enhancedContext = new context.EnhancedContext(paths.cwd);
-      await enhancedContext.initialize();
-      enhancedContext.setContextMode(contextMode);
-      
-      if (argvArg.maxTokens) {
-        enhancedContext.setTokenBudget(parseInt(argvArg.maxTokens, 10));
-      }
-      
-      contextResult = await enhancedContext.buildContext();
-    }
+    // Get context for specific task
+    contextResult = await taskFactory.createContextForTask(taskType);
     
     // Display results
     logger.log('ok', `Total context token count: ${contextResult.tokenCount}`);

ts/context/config-manager.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import type {
   ICacheConfig,
   IAnalyzerConfig,
   IPrioritizationWeights,
-  ITierConfig
+  ITierConfig,
+  IIterativeConfig
 } from './types.js';
 
 /**
@@ -98,6 +99,13 @@ export class ConfigManager {
         essential: { minScore: 0.8, trimLevel: 'none' },
         important: { minScore: 0.5, trimLevel: 'light' },
         optional: { minScore: 0.2, trimLevel: 'aggressive' }
+      },
+      iterative: {
+        maxIterations: 5,
+        firstPassFileLimit: 10,
+        subsequentPassFileLimit: 5,
+        temperature: 0.3,
+        model: 'gpt-4-turbo-preview'
       }
     };
   }
@@ -216,6 +224,14 @@ export class ConfigManager {
       };
     }
 
+    // Merge iterative configuration
+    if (userConfig.iterative) {
+      result.iterative = {
+        ...result.iterative,
+        ...userConfig.iterative
+      };
+    }
+
     return result;
   }
   
@@ -331,6 +347,19 @@ export class ConfigManager {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get iterative configuration
+   */
+  public getIterativeConfig(): IIterativeConfig {
+    return this.config.iterative || {
+      maxIterations: 5,
+      firstPassFileLimit: 10,
+      subsequentPassFileLimit: 5,
+      temperature: 0.3,
+      model: 'gpt-4-turbo-preview'
+    };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Clear the config cache (force reload on next access)
    */

ts/context/context-cache.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as plugins from '../plugins.js';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import type { ICacheEntry, ICacheConfig } from './types.js';
+import { logger } from '../logging.js';
 
 /**
  * ContextCache provides persistent caching of file contents and token counts

ts/context/diff-processor.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,341 @@
+/**
+ * Intelligent git diff processor that handles large diffs by sampling and prioritization
+ * instead of blind truncation.
+ */
+
+export interface IDiffFileInfo {
+  filepath: string;
+  status: 'added' | 'modified' | 'deleted';
+  linesAdded: number;
+  linesRemoved: number;
+  totalLines: number;
+  estimatedTokens: number;
+  diffContent: string;
+}
+
+export interface IProcessedDiff {
+  summary: string;          // Human-readable overview
+  fullDiffs: string[];      // Small files included fully
+  summarizedDiffs: string[]; // Medium files with head/tail
+  metadataOnly: string[];   // Large files, just stats
+  totalFiles: number;
+  totalTokens: number;
+}
+
+export interface IDiffProcessorOptions {
+  maxDiffTokens?: number;      // Maximum tokens for entire diff section (default: 100000)
+  smallFileLines?: number;     // Files <= this are included fully (default: 50)
+  mediumFileLines?: number;    // Files <= this are summarized (default: 200)
+  sampleHeadLines?: number;    // Lines to show at start of medium files (default: 20)
+  sampleTailLines?: number;    // Lines to show at end of medium files (default: 20)
+}
+
+export class DiffProcessor {
+  private options: Required<IDiffProcessorOptions>;
+
+  constructor(options: IDiffProcessorOptions = {}) {
+    this.options = {
+      maxDiffTokens: options.maxDiffTokens ?? 100000,
+      smallFileLines: options.smallFileLines ?? 50,
+      mediumFileLines: options.mediumFileLines ?? 200,
+      sampleHeadLines: options.sampleHeadLines ?? 20,
+      sampleTailLines: options.sampleTailLines ?? 20,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Process an array of git diffs into a structured, token-efficient format
+   */
+  public processDiffs(diffStringArray: string[]): IProcessedDiff {
+    // Parse all diffs into file info objects
+    const fileInfos: IDiffFileInfo[] = diffStringArray
+      .map(diffString => this.parseDiffFile(diffString))
+      .filter(info => info !== null) as IDiffFileInfo[];
+
+    // Prioritize files (source files first, build artifacts last)
+    const prioritized = this.prioritizeFiles(fileInfos);
+
+    const result: IProcessedDiff = {
+      summary: '',
+      fullDiffs: [],
+      summarizedDiffs: [],
+      metadataOnly: [],
+      totalFiles: prioritized.length,
+      totalTokens: 0,
+    };
+
+    let tokensUsed = 0;
+    const tokenBudget = this.options.maxDiffTokens;
+
+    // Categorize and include files based on size and token budget
+    for (const fileInfo of prioritized) {
+      const remainingBudget = tokenBudget - tokensUsed;
+
+      if (remainingBudget <= 0) {
+        // Budget exhausted - rest are metadata only
+        result.metadataOnly.push(this.formatMetadataOnly(fileInfo));
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (fileInfo.totalLines <= this.options.smallFileLines) {
+        // Small file - include fully if budget allows
+        if (fileInfo.estimatedTokens <= remainingBudget) {
+          const statusPrefix = this.getFileStatusPrefix(fileInfo);
+          result.fullDiffs.push(`${statusPrefix}${fileInfo.diffContent}`);
+          tokensUsed += fileInfo.estimatedTokens;
+        } else {
+          result.metadataOnly.push(this.formatMetadataOnly(fileInfo));
+        }
+      } else if (fileInfo.totalLines <= this.options.mediumFileLines) {
+        // Medium file - try to include summary with head/tail
+        const summary = this.extractDiffSample(
+          fileInfo,
+          this.options.sampleHeadLines,
+          this.options.sampleTailLines
+        );
+        const summaryTokens = Math.ceil(summary.length / 4); // Rough estimate
+
+        if (summaryTokens <= remainingBudget) {
+          result.summarizedDiffs.push(summary);
+          tokensUsed += summaryTokens;
+        } else {
+          result.metadataOnly.push(this.formatMetadataOnly(fileInfo));
+        }
+      } else {
+        // Large file - metadata only
+        result.metadataOnly.push(this.formatMetadataOnly(fileInfo));
+      }
+    }
+
+    result.totalTokens = tokensUsed;
+    result.summary = this.generateSummary(result);
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Format the processed diff for inclusion in context
+   */
+  public formatForContext(processed: IProcessedDiff): string {
+    const sections: string[] = [];
+
+    // Summary section
+    sections.push('====== GIT DIFF SUMMARY ======');
+    sections.push(processed.summary);
+    sections.push('');
+
+    // Full diffs section
+    if (processed.fullDiffs.length > 0) {
+      sections.push(`====== FULL DIFFS (${processed.fullDiffs.length} files) ======`);
+      sections.push(processed.fullDiffs.join('\n\n'));
+      sections.push('');
+    }
+
+    // Summarized diffs section
+    if (processed.summarizedDiffs.length > 0) {
+      sections.push(`====== SUMMARIZED DIFFS (${processed.summarizedDiffs.length} files) ======`);
+      sections.push(processed.summarizedDiffs.join('\n\n'));
+      sections.push('');
+    }
+
+    // Metadata only section
+    if (processed.metadataOnly.length > 0) {
+      sections.push(`====== METADATA ONLY (${processed.metadataOnly.length} files) ======`);
+      sections.push(processed.metadataOnly.join('\n'));
+      sections.push('');
+    }
+
+    sections.push('====== END OF GIT DIFF ======');
+
+    return sections.join('\n');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse a single git diff string into file information
+   */
+  private parseDiffFile(diffString: string): IDiffFileInfo | null {
+    if (!diffString || diffString.trim().length === 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const lines = diffString.split('\n');
+    let filepath = '';
+    let status: 'added' | 'modified' | 'deleted' = 'modified';
+    let linesAdded = 0;
+    let linesRemoved = 0;
+
+    // Parse diff header to extract filepath and status
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      if (line.startsWith('--- a/')) {
+        filepath = line.substring(6);
+      } else if (line.startsWith('+++ b/')) {
+        const newPath = line.substring(6);
+        if (newPath === '/dev/null') {
+          status = 'deleted';
+        } else if (filepath === '/dev/null') {
+          status = 'added';
+          filepath = newPath;
+        } else {
+          filepath = newPath;
+        }
+      } else if (line.startsWith('+') && !line.startsWith('+++')) {
+        linesAdded++;
+      } else if (line.startsWith('-') && !line.startsWith('---')) {
+        linesRemoved++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const totalLines = linesAdded + linesRemoved;
+    const estimatedTokens = Math.ceil(diffString.length / 4);
+
+    return {
+      filepath,
+      status,
+      linesAdded,
+      linesRemoved,
+      totalLines,
+      estimatedTokens,
+      diffContent: diffString,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Prioritize files by importance (source files before build artifacts)
+   */
+  private prioritizeFiles(files: IDiffFileInfo[]): IDiffFileInfo[] {
+    return files.sort((a, b) => {
+      const scoreA = this.getFileImportanceScore(a.filepath);
+      const scoreB = this.getFileImportanceScore(b.filepath);
+      return scoreB - scoreA; // Higher score first
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calculate importance score for a file path
+   */
+  private getFileImportanceScore(filepath: string): number {
+    // Source files - highest priority
+    if (filepath.match(/^(src|lib|app|components|pages|api)\//)) {
+      return 100;
+    }
+
+    // Test files - high priority
+    if (filepath.match(/\.(test|spec)\.(ts|js|tsx|jsx)$/) || filepath.startsWith('test/')) {
+      return 80;
+    }
+
+    // Configuration files - medium-high priority
+    if (filepath.match(/\.(json|yaml|yml|toml|config\.(ts|js))$/)) {
+      return 60;
+    }
+
+    // Documentation - medium priority
+    if (filepath.match(/\.(md|txt|rst)$/)) {
+      return 40;
+    }
+
+    // Build artifacts - low priority
+    if (filepath.match(/^(dist|build|out|\.next|public\/dist)\//)) {
+      return 10;
+    }
+
+    // Everything else - default priority
+    return 50;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract head and tail lines from a diff, omitting the middle
+   */
+  private extractDiffSample(fileInfo: IDiffFileInfo, headLines: number, tailLines: number): string {
+    const lines = fileInfo.diffContent.split('\n');
+    const totalLines = lines.length;
+
+    if (totalLines <= headLines + tailLines) {
+      // File is small enough to include fully
+      return fileInfo.diffContent;
+    }
+
+    // Extract file metadata from diff header
+    const headerLines: string[] = [];
+    let bodyStartIndex = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+      if (lines[i].startsWith('@@')) {
+        headerLines.push(...lines.slice(0, i + 1));
+        bodyStartIndex = i + 1;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const bodyLines = lines.slice(bodyStartIndex);
+    const head = bodyLines.slice(0, headLines);
+    const tail = bodyLines.slice(-tailLines);
+    const omittedLines = bodyLines.length - headLines - tailLines;
+
+    const statusEmoji = fileInfo.status === 'added' ? '➕' :
+                       fileInfo.status === 'deleted' ? '➖' : '📝';
+
+    const parts: string[] = [];
+    parts.push(`${statusEmoji} FILE: ${fileInfo.filepath}`);
+    parts.push(`CHANGES: +${fileInfo.linesAdded} lines, -${fileInfo.linesRemoved} lines (${fileInfo.totalLines} total)`);
+    parts.push('');
+    parts.push(...headerLines);
+    parts.push(...head);
+    parts.push('');
+    parts.push(`[... ${omittedLines} lines omitted - use Read tool to see full file ...]`);
+    parts.push('');
+    parts.push(...tail);
+
+    return parts.join('\n');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get file status prefix with emoji
+   */
+  private getFileStatusPrefix(fileInfo: IDiffFileInfo): string {
+    const statusEmoji = fileInfo.status === 'added' ? '➕' :
+                       fileInfo.status === 'deleted' ? '➖' : '📝';
+    return `${statusEmoji} `;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract filepath from diff content
+   */
+  private extractFilepathFromDiff(diffContent: string): string {
+    const lines = diffContent.split('\n');
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      if (line.startsWith('+++ b/')) {
+        return line.substring(6);
+      }
+    }
+    return 'unknown';
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Format file info as metadata only
+   */
+  private formatMetadataOnly(fileInfo: IDiffFileInfo): string {
+    const statusEmoji = fileInfo.status === 'added' ? '➕' :
+                       fileInfo.status === 'deleted' ? '➖' : '📝';
+    return `${statusEmoji} ${fileInfo.filepath} (+${fileInfo.linesAdded}, -${fileInfo.linesRemoved})`;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generate human-readable summary of processed diff
+   */
+  private generateSummary(result: IProcessedDiff): string {
+    const parts: string[] = [];
+    parts.push(`Files changed: ${result.totalFiles} total`);
+    parts.push(`- ${result.fullDiffs.length} included in full`);
+    parts.push(`- ${result.summarizedDiffs.length} summarized (head/tail shown)`);
+    parts.push(`- ${result.metadataOnly.length} metadata only`);
+    parts.push(`Estimated tokens: ~${result.totalTokens.toLocaleString()}`);
+
+    if (result.metadataOnly.length > 0) {
+      parts.push('');
+      parts.push('NOTE: Some files excluded to stay within token budget.');
+      parts.push('Use Read tool with specific file paths to see full content.');
+    }
+
+    return parts.join('\n');
+  }
+}

ts/context/index.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ContextTrimmer } from './context-trimmer.js';
 import { LazyFileLoader } from './lazy-file-loader.js';
 import { ContextCache } from './context-cache.js';
 import { ContextAnalyzer } from './context-analyzer.js';
+import { DiffProcessor } from './diff-processor.js';
 import type {
   ContextMode,
   IContextConfig,
@@ -22,7 +23,12 @@ import type {
   ICacheEntry,
   IFileDependencies,
   IFileAnalysis,
-  IAnalysisResult
+  IAnalysisResult,
+  IIterativeConfig,
+  IIterativeContextResult,
+  IDiffFileInfo,
+  IProcessedDiff,
+  IDiffProcessorOptions
 } from './types.js';
 
 export {
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@ export {
   LazyFileLoader,
   ContextCache,
   ContextAnalyzer,
+  DiffProcessor,
 };
 
 // Types
@@ -54,5 +61,10 @@ export type {
   ICacheEntry,
   IFileDependencies,
   IFileAnalysis,
-  IAnalysisResult
+  IAnalysisResult,
+  IIterativeConfig,
+  IIterativeContextResult,
+  IDiffFileInfo,
+  IProcessedDiff,
+  IDiffProcessorOptions
 };

ts/context/iterative-context-builder.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,523 @@
+import * as plugins from '../plugins.js';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { logger } from '../logging.js';
+import type {
+  TaskType,
+  IFileMetadata,
+  IFileInfo,
+  IIterativeContextResult,
+  IIterationState,
+  IFileSelectionDecision,
+  IContextSufficiencyDecision,
+  IIterativeConfig,
+} from './types.js';
+import { LazyFileLoader } from './lazy-file-loader.js';
+import { ContextCache } from './context-cache.js';
+import { ContextAnalyzer } from './context-analyzer.js';
+import { ConfigManager } from './config-manager.js';
+
+/**
+ * Iterative context builder that uses AI to intelligently select files
+ * across multiple iterations until sufficient context is gathered
+ */
+export class IterativeContextBuilder {
+  private projectRoot: string;
+  private lazyLoader: LazyFileLoader;
+  private cache: ContextCache;
+  private analyzer: ContextAnalyzer;
+  private config: Required<IIterativeConfig>;
+  private tokenBudget: number = 190000;
+  private openaiInstance: plugins.smartai.OpenAiProvider;
+  private externalOpenaiInstance?: plugins.smartai.OpenAiProvider;
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new IterativeContextBuilder
+   * @param projectRoot - Root directory of the project
+   * @param config - Iterative configuration
+   * @param openaiInstance - Optional pre-configured OpenAI provider instance
+   */
+  constructor(
+    projectRoot: string,
+    config?: Partial<IIterativeConfig>,
+    openaiInstance?: plugins.smartai.OpenAiProvider
+  ) {
+    this.projectRoot = projectRoot;
+    this.lazyLoader = new LazyFileLoader(projectRoot);
+    this.cache = new ContextCache(projectRoot);
+    this.analyzer = new ContextAnalyzer(projectRoot);
+    this.externalOpenaiInstance = openaiInstance;
+
+    // Default configuration
+    this.config = {
+      maxIterations: config?.maxIterations ?? 5,
+      firstPassFileLimit: config?.firstPassFileLimit ?? 10,
+      subsequentPassFileLimit: config?.subsequentPassFileLimit ?? 5,
+      temperature: config?.temperature ?? 0.3,
+      model: config?.model ?? 'gpt-4-turbo-preview',
+    };
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize the builder
+   */
+  public async initialize(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.cache.init();
+    const configManager = ConfigManager.getInstance();
+    await configManager.initialize(this.projectRoot);
+    this.tokenBudget = configManager.getMaxTokens();
+
+    // Use external OpenAI instance if provided, otherwise create a new one
+    if (this.externalOpenaiInstance) {
+      this.openaiInstance = this.externalOpenaiInstance;
+    } else {
+      // Initialize OpenAI instance from environment
+      const qenvInstance = new plugins.qenv.Qenv();
+      const openaiToken = await qenvInstance.getEnvVarOnDemand('OPENAI_TOKEN');
+      if (!openaiToken) {
+        throw new Error('OPENAI_TOKEN environment variable is required for iterative context building');
+      }
+      this.openaiInstance = new plugins.smartai.OpenAiProvider({
+        openaiToken,
+      });
+      await this.openaiInstance.start();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Build context iteratively using AI decision making
+   * @param taskType - Type of task being performed
+   * @param additionalContext - Optional additional context (e.g., git diff for commit tasks)
+   * @returns Complete iterative context result
+   */
+  public async buildContextIteratively(taskType: TaskType, additionalContext?: string): Promise<IIterativeContextResult> {
+    const startTime = Date.now();
+    logger.log('info', '🤖 Starting iterative context building...');
+    logger.log('info', `   Task: ${taskType}, Budget: ${this.tokenBudget} tokens, Max iterations: ${this.config.maxIterations}`);
+
+    // Phase 1: Scan project files for metadata
+    logger.log('info', '📋 Scanning project files...');
+    const metadata = await this.scanProjectFiles(taskType);
+    const totalEstimatedTokens = metadata.reduce((sum, m) => sum + m.estimatedTokens, 0);
+    logger.log('info', `   Found ${metadata.length} files (~${totalEstimatedTokens} estimated tokens)`);
+
+    // Phase 2: Analyze files for initial prioritization
+    logger.log('info', '🔍 Analyzing file dependencies and importance...');
+    const analysis = await this.analyzer.analyze(metadata, taskType, []);
+    logger.log('info', `   Analysis complete in ${analysis.analysisDuration}ms`);
+
+    // Track state across iterations
+    const iterations: IIterationState[] = [];
+    let totalTokensUsed = 0;
+    let apiCallCount = 0;
+    let loadedContent = '';
+    const includedFiles: IFileInfo[] = [];
+
+    // If additional context (e.g., git diff) is provided, prepend it
+    if (additionalContext) {
+      // CRITICAL SAFETY: Check raw string size BEFORE tokenization to prevent OOM
+      const MAX_DIFF_CHARS = 500000; // ~125k tokens max (conservative 4 chars/token ratio)
+      const MAX_DIFF_TOKENS = 150000; // Hard token limit for safety
+
+      // First check: raw character count
+      if (additionalContext.length > MAX_DIFF_CHARS) {
+        const originalSize = additionalContext.length;
+        logger.log('warn', `⚠️  Git diff too large (${originalSize.toLocaleString()} chars > ${MAX_DIFF_CHARS.toLocaleString()} limit)`);
+        logger.log('warn', `   This likely includes build artifacts (dist/, *.js.map, bundles, etc.)`);
+        logger.log('warn', `   Truncating to first ${MAX_DIFF_CHARS.toLocaleString()} characters.`);
+        logger.log('warn', `   Consider: git stash build files, improve .gitignore, or review uncommitted changes.`);
+
+        additionalContext = additionalContext.substring(0, MAX_DIFF_CHARS) +
+          '\n\n[... DIFF TRUNCATED - exceeded size limit of ' + MAX_DIFF_CHARS.toLocaleString() + ' chars ...]';
+      }
+
+      const diffSection = `
+====== GIT DIFF ======
+
+${additionalContext}
+
+====== END OF GIT DIFF ======
+`;
+
+      // Second check: actual token count after truncation
+      const diffTokens = this.countTokens(diffSection);
+
+      if (diffTokens > MAX_DIFF_TOKENS) {
+        logger.log('error', `❌ Git diff still too large after truncation (${diffTokens.toLocaleString()} tokens > ${MAX_DIFF_TOKENS.toLocaleString()} limit)`);
+        throw new Error(
+          `Git diff size (${diffTokens.toLocaleString()} tokens) exceeds maximum (${MAX_DIFF_TOKENS.toLocaleString()} tokens). ` +
+          `This indicates massive uncommitted changes, likely build artifacts. ` +
+          `Please commit or stash dist/, build/, or other generated files.`
+        );
+      }
+
+      loadedContent = diffSection;
+      totalTokensUsed += diffTokens;
+      logger.log('info', `📝 Added git diff to context (${diffTokens.toLocaleString()} tokens)`);
+    }
+
+    // Phase 3: Iterative file selection and loading
+    for (let iteration = 1; iteration <= this.config.maxIterations; iteration++) {
+      const iterationStart = Date.now();
+      logger.log('info', `\n🤔 Iteration ${iteration}/${this.config.maxIterations}: Asking AI which files to examine...`);
+
+      const remainingBudget = this.tokenBudget - totalTokensUsed;
+      logger.log('info', `   Token budget remaining: ${remainingBudget}/${this.tokenBudget} (${Math.round((remainingBudget / this.tokenBudget) * 100)}%)`);
+
+      // Get AI decision on which files to load
+      const decision = await this.getFileSelectionDecision(
+        metadata,
+        analysis.files.slice(0, 30), // Top 30 files by importance
+        taskType,
+        iteration,
+        totalTokensUsed,
+        remainingBudget,
+        loadedContent
+      );
+      apiCallCount++;
+
+      logger.log('info', `   AI reasoning: ${decision.reasoning}`);
+      logger.log('info', `   AI requested ${decision.filesToLoad.length} files`);
+
+      // Load requested files
+      const iterationFiles: IFileInfo[] = [];
+      let iterationTokens = 0;
+
+      if (decision.filesToLoad.length > 0) {
+        logger.log('info', '📥 Loading requested files...');
+
+        for (const filePath of decision.filesToLoad) {
+          try {
+            const fileInfo = await this.loadFile(filePath);
+            if (totalTokensUsed + fileInfo.tokenCount! <= this.tokenBudget) {
+              const formattedFile = this.formatFileForContext(fileInfo);
+              loadedContent += formattedFile;
+              includedFiles.push(fileInfo);
+              iterationFiles.push(fileInfo);
+              iterationTokens += fileInfo.tokenCount!;
+              totalTokensUsed += fileInfo.tokenCount!;
+
+              logger.log('info', `   ✓ ${fileInfo.relativePath} (${fileInfo.tokenCount} tokens)`);
+            } else {
+              logger.log('warn', `   ✗ ${fileInfo.relativePath} - would exceed budget, skipping`);
+            }
+          } catch (error) {
+            logger.log('warn', `   ✗ Failed to load ${filePath}: ${error.message}`);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Record iteration state
+      const iterationDuration = Date.now() - iterationStart;
+      iterations.push({
+        iteration,
+        filesLoaded: iterationFiles,
+        tokensUsed: iterationTokens,
+        totalTokensUsed,
+        decision,
+        duration: iterationDuration,
+      });
+
+      logger.log('info', `   Iteration ${iteration} complete: ${iterationFiles.length} files loaded, ${iterationTokens} tokens used`);
+
+      // Check if we should continue
+      if (totalTokensUsed >= this.tokenBudget * 0.95) {
+        logger.log('warn', '⚠️  Approaching token budget limit, stopping iterations');
+        break;
+      }
+
+      // Ask AI if context is sufficient
+      if (iteration < this.config.maxIterations) {
+        logger.log('info', '🤔 Asking AI if context is sufficient...');
+        const sufficiencyDecision = await this.evaluateContextSufficiency(
+          loadedContent,
+          taskType,
+          iteration,
+          totalTokensUsed,
+          remainingBudget - iterationTokens
+        );
+        apiCallCount++;
+
+        logger.log('info', `   AI decision: ${sufficiencyDecision.sufficient ? '✅ SUFFICIENT' : '⏭️  NEEDS MORE'}`);
+        logger.log('info', `   Reasoning: ${sufficiencyDecision.reasoning}`);
+
+        if (sufficiencyDecision.sufficient) {
+          logger.log('ok', '✅ Context building complete - AI determined context is sufficient');
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    const totalDuration = Date.now() - startTime;
+    logger.log('ok', `\n✅ Iterative context building complete!`);
+    logger.log('info', `   Files included: ${includedFiles.length}`);
+    logger.log('info', `   Token usage: ${totalTokensUsed}/${this.tokenBudget} (${Math.round((totalTokensUsed / this.tokenBudget) * 100)}%)`);
+    logger.log('info', `   Iterations: ${iterations.length}, API calls: ${apiCallCount}`);
+    logger.log('info', `   Total duration: ${(totalDuration / 1000).toFixed(2)}s`);
+
+    return {
+      context: loadedContent,
+      tokenCount: totalTokensUsed,
+      includedFiles,
+      trimmedFiles: [],
+      excludedFiles: [],
+      tokenSavings: 0,
+      iterationCount: iterations.length,
+      iterations,
+      apiCallCount,
+      totalDuration,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Scan project files based on task type
+   */
+  private async scanProjectFiles(taskType: TaskType): Promise<IFileMetadata[]> {
+    const configManager = ConfigManager.getInstance();
+    const taskConfig = configManager.getTaskConfig(taskType);
+
+    const includeGlobs = taskConfig?.includePaths?.map(p => `${p}/**/*.ts`) || [
+      'ts/**/*.ts',
+      'ts*/**/*.ts'
+    ];
+
+    const configGlobs = [
+      'package.json',
+      'readme.md',
+      'readme.hints.md',
+      'npmextra.json'
+    ];
+
+    return await this.lazyLoader.scanFiles([...configGlobs, ...includeGlobs]);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get AI decision on which files to load
+   */
+  private async getFileSelectionDecision(
+    allMetadata: IFileMetadata[],
+    analyzedFiles: any[],
+    taskType: TaskType,
+    iteration: number,
+    tokensUsed: number,
+    remainingBudget: number,
+    loadedContent: string
+  ): Promise<IFileSelectionDecision> {
+    const isFirstIteration = iteration === 1;
+    const fileLimit = isFirstIteration
+      ? this.config.firstPassFileLimit
+      : this.config.subsequentPassFileLimit;
+
+    const systemPrompt = this.buildFileSelectionPrompt(
+      allMetadata,
+      analyzedFiles,
+      taskType,
+      iteration,
+      tokensUsed,
+      remainingBudget,
+      loadedContent,
+      fileLimit
+    );
+
+    const response = await this.openaiInstance.chat({
+      systemMessage: `You are an AI assistant that helps select the most relevant files for code analysis.
+You must respond ONLY with valid JSON that can be parsed with JSON.parse().
+Do not wrap the JSON in markdown code blocks or add any other text.`,
+      userMessage: systemPrompt,
+      messageHistory: [],
+    });
+
+    // Parse JSON response, handling potential markdown formatting
+    const content = response.message.replace('```json', '').replace('```', '').trim();
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(content);
+
+    return {
+      reasoning: parsed.reasoning || 'No reasoning provided',
+      filesToLoad: parsed.files_to_load || [],
+      estimatedTokensNeeded: parsed.estimated_tokens_needed,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Build prompt for file selection
+   */
+  private buildFileSelectionPrompt(
+    metadata: IFileMetadata[],
+    analyzedFiles: any[],
+    taskType: TaskType,
+    iteration: number,
+    tokensUsed: number,
+    remainingBudget: number,
+    loadedContent: string,
+    fileLimit: number
+  ): string {
+    const taskDescriptions = {
+      readme: 'generating a comprehensive README that explains the project\'s purpose, features, and API',
+      commit: 'analyzing code changes to generate an intelligent commit message',
+      description: 'generating a concise project description for package.json',
+    };
+
+    const alreadyLoadedFiles = loadedContent
+      ? loadedContent.split('\n======').slice(1).map(section => {
+          const match = section.match(/START OF FILE (.+?) ======/);
+          return match ? match[1] : '';
+        }).filter(Boolean)
+      : [];
+
+    const availableFiles = metadata
+      .filter(m => !alreadyLoadedFiles.includes(m.relativePath))
+      .map(m => {
+        const analysis = analyzedFiles.find(a => a.path === m.path);
+        return `- ${m.relativePath} (${m.size} bytes, ~${m.estimatedTokens} tokens${analysis ? `, importance: ${analysis.importanceScore.toFixed(2)}` : ''})`;
+      })
+      .join('\n');
+
+    return `You are building context for ${taskDescriptions[taskType]} in a TypeScript project.
+
+ITERATION: ${iteration}
+TOKENS USED: ${tokensUsed}/${tokensUsed + remainingBudget} (${Math.round((tokensUsed / (tokensUsed + remainingBudget)) * 100)}%)
+REMAINING BUDGET: ${remainingBudget} tokens
+
+${alreadyLoadedFiles.length > 0 ? `FILES ALREADY LOADED:\n${alreadyLoadedFiles.map(f => `- ${f}`).join('\n')}\n\n` : ''}AVAILABLE FILES (not yet loaded):
+${availableFiles}
+
+Your task: Select up to ${fileLimit} files that will give you the MOST understanding for this ${taskType} task.
+
+${iteration === 1 ? `This is the FIRST iteration. Focus on:
+- Main entry points (index.ts, main exports)
+- Core classes and interfaces
+- Package configuration
+` : `This is iteration ${iteration}. You've already seen some files. Now focus on:
+- Files that complement what you've already loaded
+- Dependencies of already-loaded files
+- Missing pieces for complete understanding
+`}
+
+Consider:
+1. File importance scores (if provided)
+2. File paths (ts/index.ts is likely more important than ts/internal/utils.ts)
+3. Token efficiency (prefer smaller files if they provide good information)
+4. Remaining budget (${remainingBudget} tokens)
+
+Respond in JSON format:
+{
+  "reasoning": "Brief explanation of why you're selecting these files",
+  "files_to_load": ["path/to/file1.ts", "path/to/file2.ts"],
+  "estimated_tokens_needed": 15000
+}`;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Evaluate if current context is sufficient
+   */
+  private async evaluateContextSufficiency(
+    loadedContent: string,
+    taskType: TaskType,
+    iteration: number,
+    tokensUsed: number,
+    remainingBudget: number
+  ): Promise<IContextSufficiencyDecision> {
+    const prompt = `You have been building context for a ${taskType} task across ${iteration} iterations.
+
+CURRENT STATE:
+- Tokens used: ${tokensUsed}
+- Remaining budget: ${remainingBudget}
+- Files loaded: ${loadedContent.split('\n======').length - 1}
+
+CONTEXT SO FAR:
+${loadedContent.substring(0, 3000)}... (truncated for brevity)
+
+Question: Do you have SUFFICIENT context to successfully complete the ${taskType} task?
+
+Consider:
+- For README: Do you understand the project's purpose, main features, API surface, and usage patterns?
+- For commit: Do you understand what changed and why?
+- For description: Do you understand the project's core value proposition?
+
+Respond in JSON format:
+{
+  "sufficient": true or false,
+  "reasoning": "Detailed explanation of your decision"
+}`;
+
+    const response = await this.openaiInstance.chat({
+      systemMessage: `You are an AI assistant that evaluates whether gathered context is sufficient for a task.
+You must respond ONLY with valid JSON that can be parsed with JSON.parse().
+Do not wrap the JSON in markdown code blocks or add any other text.`,
+      userMessage: prompt,
+      messageHistory: [],
+    });
+
+    // Parse JSON response, handling potential markdown formatting
+    const content = response.message.replace('```json', '').replace('```', '').trim();
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(content);
+
+    return {
+      sufficient: parsed.sufficient || false,
+      reasoning: parsed.reasoning || 'No reasoning provided',
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load a single file with caching
+   */
+  private async loadFile(filePath: string): Promise<IFileInfo> {
+    // Try cache first
+    const cached = await this.cache.get(filePath);
+    if (cached) {
+      return {
+        path: filePath,
+        relativePath: plugins.path.relative(this.projectRoot, filePath),
+        contents: cached.contents,
+        tokenCount: cached.tokenCount,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // Load from disk
+    const contents = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(filePath);
+    const tokenCount = this.countTokens(contents);
+    const relativePath = plugins.path.relative(this.projectRoot, filePath);
+
+    // Cache it
+    const stats = await fs.promises.stat(filePath);
+    await this.cache.set({
+      path: filePath,
+      contents,
+      tokenCount,
+      mtime: Math.floor(stats.mtimeMs),
+      cachedAt: Date.now(),
+    });
+
+    return {
+      path: filePath,
+      relativePath,
+      contents,
+      tokenCount,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Format a file for inclusion in context
+   */
+  private formatFileForContext(file: IFileInfo): string {
+    return `
+====== START OF FILE ${file.relativePath} ======
+
+${file.contents}
+
+====== END OF FILE ${file.relativePath} ======
+`;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Count tokens in text
+   */
+  private countTokens(text: string): number {
+    try {
+      const tokens = plugins.gptTokenizer.encode(text);
+      return tokens.length;
+    } catch (error) {
+      return Math.ceil(text.length / 4);
+    }
+  }
+}

ts/context/task-context-factory.ts

@@ -1,22 +1,25 @@
 import * as plugins from '../plugins.js';
-import { EnhancedContext } from './enhanced-context.js';
+import { IterativeContextBuilder } from './iterative-context-builder.js';
 import { ConfigManager } from './config-manager.js';
-import type { IContextResult, TaskType } from './types.js';
+import type { IIterativeContextResult, TaskType } from './types.js';
 
 /**
- * Factory class for creating task-specific context
+ * Factory class for creating task-specific context using iterative context building
  */
 export class TaskContextFactory {
   private projectDir: string;
   private configManager: ConfigManager;
+  private openaiInstance?: any; // OpenAI provider instance
 
   /**
    * Create a new TaskContextFactory
    * @param projectDirArg The project directory
+   * @param openaiInstance Optional pre-configured OpenAI provider instance
    */
-  constructor(projectDirArg: string) {
+  constructor(projectDirArg: string, openaiInstance?: any) {
     this.projectDir = projectDirArg;
     this.configManager = ConfigManager.getInstance();
+    this.openaiInstance = openaiInstance;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -29,71 +32,52 @@ export class TaskContextFactory {
   /**
    * Create context for README generation
    */
-  public async createContextForReadme(): Promise<IContextResult> {
-    const contextBuilder = new EnhancedContext(this.projectDir);
-    await contextBuilder.initialize();
-    
-    // Get README-specific configuration
-    const taskConfig = this.configManager.getTaskConfig('readme');
-    if (taskConfig.mode) {
-      contextBuilder.setContextMode(taskConfig.mode);
-    }
-    
-    // Build the context for README task
-    return await contextBuilder.buildContext('readme');
+  public async createContextForReadme(): Promise<IIterativeContextResult> {
+    const iterativeBuilder = new IterativeContextBuilder(
+      this.projectDir,
+      this.configManager.getIterativeConfig(),
+      this.openaiInstance
+    );
+    await iterativeBuilder.initialize();
+    return await iterativeBuilder.buildContextIteratively('readme');
   }
 
   /**
    * Create context for description generation
    */
-  public async createContextForDescription(): Promise<IContextResult> {
-    const contextBuilder = new EnhancedContext(this.projectDir);
-    await contextBuilder.initialize();
-    
-    // Get description-specific configuration
-    const taskConfig = this.configManager.getTaskConfig('description');
-    if (taskConfig.mode) {
-      contextBuilder.setContextMode(taskConfig.mode);
-    }
-    
-    // Build the context for description task
-    return await contextBuilder.buildContext('description');
+  public async createContextForDescription(): Promise<IIterativeContextResult> {
+    const iterativeBuilder = new IterativeContextBuilder(
+      this.projectDir,
+      this.configManager.getIterativeConfig(),
+      this.openaiInstance
+    );
+    await iterativeBuilder.initialize();
+    return await iterativeBuilder.buildContextIteratively('description');
   }
 
   /**
    * Create context for commit message generation
-   * @param gitDiff Optional git diff to include
+   * @param gitDiff Optional git diff to include in the context
    */
-  public async createContextForCommit(gitDiff?: string): Promise<IContextResult> {
-    const contextBuilder = new EnhancedContext(this.projectDir);
-    await contextBuilder.initialize();
-    
-    // Get commit-specific configuration
-    const taskConfig = this.configManager.getTaskConfig('commit');
-    if (taskConfig.mode) {
-      contextBuilder.setContextMode(taskConfig.mode);
-    }
-    
-    // Build the context for commit task
-    const contextResult = await contextBuilder.buildContext('commit');
-    
-    // If git diff is provided, add it to the context
-    if (gitDiff) {
-      contextBuilder.updateWithGitDiff(gitDiff);
-    }
-    
-    return contextBuilder.getContextResult();
+  public async createContextForCommit(gitDiff?: string): Promise<IIterativeContextResult> {
+    const iterativeBuilder = new IterativeContextBuilder(
+      this.projectDir,
+      this.configManager.getIterativeConfig(),
+      this.openaiInstance
+    );
+    await iterativeBuilder.initialize();
+    return await iterativeBuilder.buildContextIteratively('commit', gitDiff);
   }
 
   /**
    * Create context for any task type
    * @param taskType The task type to create context for
-   * @param additionalContent Optional additional content to include
+   * @param additionalContent Optional additional content (currently not used)
    */
   public async createContextForTask(
     taskType: TaskType,
     additionalContent?: string
-  ): Promise<IContextResult> {
+  ): Promise<IIterativeContextResult> {
     switch (taskType) {
       case 'readme':
         return this.createContextForReadme();
@@ -102,10 +86,8 @@ export class TaskContextFactory {
       case 'commit':
         return this.createContextForCommit(additionalContent);
       default:
-        // Generic context for unknown task types
-        const contextBuilder = new EnhancedContext(this.projectDir);
-        await contextBuilder.initialize();
-        return await contextBuilder.buildContext();
+        // Default to readme for unknown task types
+        return this.createContextForReadme();
     }
   }
 

ts/context/types.ts

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ export interface IContextConfig {
   prioritization?: IPrioritizationWeights;
   /** Tier configuration for adaptive trimming */
   tiers?: ITierConfig;
+  /** Iterative context building configuration */
+  iterative?: IIterativeConfig;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -245,3 +247,78 @@ export interface IAnalysisResult {
   /** Analysis duration in ms */
   analysisDuration: number;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for iterative context building
+ */
+export interface IIterativeConfig {
+  /** Maximum number of iterations allowed */
+  maxIterations?: number;
+  /** Maximum files to request in first iteration */
+  firstPassFileLimit?: number;
+  /** Maximum files to request in subsequent iterations */
+  subsequentPassFileLimit?: number;
+  /** Temperature for AI decision making (0-1) */
+  temperature?: number;
+  /** Model to use for iterative decisions */
+  model?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * AI decision for file selection
+ */
+export interface IFileSelectionDecision {
+  /** AI's reasoning for file selection */
+  reasoning: string;
+  /** File paths to load */
+  filesToLoad: string[];
+  /** Estimated tokens needed */
+  estimatedTokensNeeded?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * AI decision for context sufficiency
+ */
+export interface IContextSufficiencyDecision {
+  /** Whether context is sufficient */
+  sufficient: boolean;
+  /** AI's reasoning */
+  reasoning: string;
+  /** Additional files needed (if not sufficient) */
+  additionalFilesNeeded?: string[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * State for a single iteration
+ */
+export interface IIterationState {
+  /** Iteration number (1-based) */
+  iteration: number;
+  /** Files loaded in this iteration */
+  filesLoaded: IFileInfo[];
+  /** Tokens used in this iteration */
+  tokensUsed: number;
+  /** Total tokens used so far */
+  totalTokensUsed: number;
+  /** AI decision made in this iteration */
+  decision: IFileSelectionDecision | IContextSufficiencyDecision;
+  /** Duration of this iteration in ms */
+  duration: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Result of iterative context building
+ */
+export interface IIterativeContextResult extends IContextResult {
+  /** Number of iterations performed */
+  iterationCount: number;
+  /** Details of each iteration */
+  iterations: IIterationState[];
+  /** Total API calls made */
+  apiCallCount: number;
+  /** Total duration in ms */
+  totalDuration: number;
+}
+
+// Export DiffProcessor types
+export type { IDiffFileInfo, IProcessedDiff, IDiffProcessorOptions } from './diff-processor.js';