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0006 Detach key, image key and memory cap defaults

0006 Detach key, image key and memory cap defaults

Context

simstim intercepts two keys while attached, and caps each session’s memory.

Decision

  • Detach: Ctrl+. Press it twice quickly to send it to the agent. No agent uses it by default.
  • Image paste: Ctrl+V when the laptop’s clipboard holds an image; otherwise the key passes through. Alt+V on Windows, where the terminal takes Ctrl+V.
  • Memory cap per session: 8 GiB or 40 % of the host’s memory, whichever is smaller. MemoryHigh is 85 % of that, and swap is off for the session.

All three can be changed in the config.

Consequences

  • Good, because a leaking agent cannot starve the host or other sessions.
  • Bad, because a heavy build inside one session can hit the cap. The error says so, and the cap can be raised.

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