diff --git a/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream/projection.rs b/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream/projection.rs
index bd47b79c9..24b1df2cf 100644
--- a/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream/projection.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream/projection.rs
@@ -244,10 +244,13 @@ pub(super) fn apply(events: &mut Vec<InternalEvent>, event_ids: &mut EventIds) -
                             &mut projected,
                             &mut event_origins,
                             event_ids,
+                            summary_marker(turn > 0, run_to + 1 < policies.len()),
                             &summary.text,
                             conv_event.timestamp,
-                            turn,
-                            run_to,
+                            TurnOrigin::Summary {
+                                from: turn,
+                                to: run_to,
+                            },
                         );
                     }
                     // Drop the original event — it's covered by the summary.
@@ -555,6 +558,35 @@ fn resolve_policies(max_turn: usize, compactions: &[crate::Compaction]) -> Vec<T
     policies
 }
 
+/// The synthetic request text that introduces an injected summary.
+///
+/// The marker says which part of the conversation the summary stands for, and
+/// that the messages around it are still in the model's context.
+/// A single "summary of previous conversation" marker is only true for a
+/// summary that opens the conversation: placed after kept turns, it tells the
+/// model everything above it was replaced, and the model then disowns turns it
+/// can plainly read.
+///
+/// `has_before` and `has_after` say whether any turn precedes or follows the
+/// summarized run in the projected view.
+const fn summary_marker(has_before: bool, has_after: bool) -> &'static str {
+    match (has_before, has_after) {
+        (false, true) => {
+            "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in \
+             your context.]"
+        }
+        (true, true) => {
+            "[Summary of a middle part of this conversation. The messages before and after it are \
+             still in your context.]"
+        }
+        (true, false) => {
+            "[Summary of the latest part of this conversation. The messages before it are still in \
+             your context.]"
+        }
+        (false, false) => "[Summary of this conversation so far.]",
+    }
+}
+
 /// Inject a synthetic `ChatRequest`/`ChatResponse` pair for a summary.
 ///
 /// A leading `TurnStart` keeps the synthetic pair as its own turn so that
@@ -563,25 +595,21 @@ fn resolve_policies(max_turn: usize, compactions: &[crate::Compaction]) -> Vec<T
 /// The `TurnStart` is not provider-visible, so it is filtered out before the
 /// LLM request is built.
 ///
-/// `from`/`to` are the raw turn range this summary replaces; every injected
-/// event records it as its [`TurnOrigin`] so the run stays in lockstep with
-/// `events`.
+/// `marker` is the synthetic request text (see [`summary_marker`]).
+/// `origin` is the raw turn range this summary replaces; every injected event
+/// records it so the run stays in lockstep with `events`.
 fn inject_summary(
     events: &mut Vec<InternalEvent>,
     origins: &mut Vec<TurnOrigin>,
     event_ids: &mut EventIds,
+    marker: &str,
     summary: &str,
     timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
-    from: usize,
-    to: usize,
+    origin: TurnOrigin,
 ) {
-    let origin = TurnOrigin::Summary { from, to };
     for event in [
         ConversationEvent::new(TurnStart, timestamp),
-        ConversationEvent::new(
-            ChatRequest::from("[Summary of previous conversation]"),
-            timestamp,
-        ),
+        ConversationEvent::new(ChatRequest::from(marker), timestamp),
         ConversationEvent::new(ChatResponse::message(summary), timestamp),
     ] {
         events.push(InternalEvent {
diff --git a/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream/projection_tests.rs b/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream/projection_tests.rs
index 109858bb5..4953fb7ed 100644
--- a/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream/projection_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream/projection_tests.rs
@@ -1133,6 +1133,76 @@ fn summary_is_injected_as_its_own_turn() {
     )));
 }
 
+/// The text of the synthetic request introducing the (single) injected summary.
+fn summary_marker_text(stream: &ConversationStream) -> String {
+    stream
+        .iter()
+        .find_map(|e| match &e.event.kind {
+            EventKind::ChatRequest(r) if r.content.starts_with("[Summary") => {
+                Some(r.content.clone())
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .expect("projection injects a summary request")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn summary_marker_for_a_leading_summary() {
+    let mut stream = message_turns(3);
+    stream.add_compaction(Compaction::new(0, 1).with_summary(SummaryPolicy::generated("s")));
+
+    stream.apply_projection();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        summary_marker_text(&stream),
+        "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in \
+         your context.]"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn summary_marker_for_a_middle_summary() {
+    // The case the marker exists for: a model told the summary replaces
+    // "previous conversation" treats the kept turns above it as trimmed.
+    let mut stream = message_turns(4);
+    stream.add_compaction(Compaction::new(1, 2).with_summary(SummaryPolicy::generated("s")));
+
+    stream.apply_projection();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        summary_marker_text(&stream),
+        "[Summary of a middle part of this conversation. The messages before and after it are \
+         still in your context.]"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn summary_marker_for_a_trailing_summary() {
+    let mut stream = message_turns(3);
+    stream.add_compaction(Compaction::new(1, 2).with_summary(SummaryPolicy::generated("s")));
+
+    stream.apply_projection();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        summary_marker_text(&stream),
+        "[Summary of the latest part of this conversation. The messages before it are still in \
+         your context.]"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn summary_marker_for_a_summary_of_every_turn() {
+    let mut stream = message_turns(2);
+    stream.add_compaction(Compaction::new(0, 1).with_summary(SummaryPolicy::generated("s")));
+
+    stream.apply_projection();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        summary_marker_text(&stream),
+        "[Summary of this conversation so far.]"
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn distinct_adjacent_summaries_with_identical_text_stay_separate() {
     // Two distinct single-turn summary compactions over adjacent turns that
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/snapshots/jp_llm__provider__anthropic__acp__workflow_tests__compacted_native_history.snap b/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/snapshots/jp_llm__provider__anthropic__acp__workflow_tests__compacted_native_history.snap
index 3b62624b5..0e340fa64 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/snapshots/jp_llm__provider__anthropic__acp__workflow_tests__compacted_native_history.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/snapshots/jp_llm__provider__anthropic__acp__workflow_tests__compacted_native_history.snap
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ expression: prepared.history
     "content": [
       {
         "type": "text",
-        "text": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+        "text": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
       }
     ]
   },
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/transport.rs b/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/transport.rs
index 2a14ea45e..69e3b900e 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/transport.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/transport.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
 use sha2::{Digest as _, Sha256};
 use tokio::sync::{Notify, mpsc};
-use tracing::{debug, instrument::WithSubscriber as _, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, info, instrument::WithSubscriber as _, warn};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use super::{
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ fn record_failure(state: &Mutex<State>, error: StreamError) -> RpcError {
 /// What a connection needs on disk and in the child's environment before it can
 /// reach the adapter.
 pub(super) struct Launch {
-    /// The derived transcript the adapter resumes from, removed when dropped.
+    /// The derived transcript the adapter resumes from, removed when dropped
+    /// unless `JP_DEBUG` keeps it.
     pub(super) artifact: NativeArtifact,
 
     /// The environment the adapter is given, and that the session options are
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ pub(super) struct Launch {
 /// Otherwise reads `HOME` and `CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR`, and writes into the
 /// directory they name, so a caller that has no adapter to run should build its
 /// own pieces rather than call this.
+/// Also reads `JP_DEBUG`, which keeps the transcript after the request.
 pub(super) fn launch(
     prepared: &PreparedRequest,
     context: &QueryContext,
@@ -225,7 +227,13 @@ pub(super) fn launch(
 ) -> Result<Launch, Error> {
     let directory = native_directory(login_directory)?;
     let project = project_name(context);
-    let artifact = NativeArtifact::write(prepared, &context.root, &directory, &project)?;
+    let artifact = NativeArtifact::write(
+        prepared,
+        &context.root,
+        &directory,
+        &project,
+        keep_transcript(),
+    )?;
     let mut environment = options::environment(prepared, cache);
     configure_storage_environment(
         &mut environment,
@@ -570,23 +578,40 @@ fn native_directory(configured: Option<&Utf8Path>) -> Result<Utf8PathBuf, Error>
     Ok(directory)
 }
 
+/// Whether `JP_DEBUG` asks for the derived transcript to outlive the request.
+///
+/// The transcript is the only record of what JP handed Claude Code, so keeping
+/// it is what lets a debugging session compare it with the conversation.
+/// Read the same way `jp` reads the variable: only `1` and `true` turn it on.
+fn keep_transcript() -> bool {
+    env::var("JP_DEBUG")
+        .as_deref()
+        .is_ok_and(|value| value == "1" || value == "true")
+}
+
 /// The transcript a connection resumes from.
 ///
 /// `session` decides which request JP opens with: `session/load` when there is
 /// one to resume, `session/new` otherwise.
-/// `path` is the file backing it, which only a run with an adapter to read it
-/// needs.
+/// `path` is the file removed when this is dropped: `None` when nothing was
+/// written, or when the file is kept for debugging.
 pub(super) struct NativeArtifact {
     pub(super) session: Option<Uuid>,
     pub(super) path: Option<Utf8PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl NativeArtifact {
+    /// Write the transcript under `directory`.
+    ///
+    /// With `keep`, the file stays on disk after the request and its path is
+    /// logged at `info`; otherwise the path is logged at `debug` and the file
+    /// is removed on drop.
     fn write(
         prepared: &PreparedRequest,
         root: &Utf8Path,
         directory: &Utf8Path,
         project: &str,
+        keep: bool,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         if prepared.history.is_empty() {
             return Ok(Self {
@@ -609,9 +634,14 @@ impl NativeArtifact {
             options.mode(0o600);
         }
         let mut file = options.open(&path).map_err(Error::NativeIo)?;
+        if keep {
+            info!(%path, "Keeping the derived Claude transcript because JP_DEBUG is set.");
+        } else {
+            debug!(%path, "Wrote the derived Claude transcript.");
+        }
         let artifact = Self {
             session: Some(session),
-            path: Some(path),
+            path: (!keep).then_some(path),
         };
         for record in prepared.records(session, root, Utc::now()) {
             serde_json::to_writer(&mut file, &record).map_err(Error::NativeJson)?;
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/transport_tests.rs b/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/transport_tests.rs
index 586ddeade..e2a3b15ac 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/transport_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/src/provider/anthropic/acp/transport_tests.rs
@@ -249,6 +249,53 @@ fn project_directory_is_scoped_by_host_identity_not_worktree_path() {
     assert_eq!(project_name(&context), "jp-c987654321-otvo8");
 }
 
+/// Where [`NativeArtifact::write`] puts the transcript for `session`.
+fn transcript_path(directory: &Utf8Path, session: Uuid) -> Utf8PathBuf {
+    directory
+        .join("projects")
+        .join("jp-c123-otvo8")
+        .join(format!("{session}.jsonl"))
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn the_transcript_is_removed_after_the_request() {
+    let directory = camino_tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let artifact = NativeArtifact::write(
+        &prepared(),
+        directory.path(),
+        directory.path(),
+        "jp-c123-otvo8",
+        false,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    let path = transcript_path(directory.path(), artifact.session.unwrap());
+    assert!(path.exists());
+
+    drop(artifact);
+
+    assert!(!path.exists());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_kept_transcript_outlives_the_request() {
+    // `JP_DEBUG` keeps the file: it is the only record of what JP handed
+    // Claude Code, which the trace log cannot show.
+    let directory = camino_tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let artifact = NativeArtifact::write(
+        &prepared(),
+        directory.path(),
+        directory.path(),
+        "jp-c123-otvo8",
+        true,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    let path = transcript_path(directory.path(), artifact.session.unwrap());
+
+    drop(artifact);
+
+    assert!(path.exists());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn storage_options_do_not_select_a_different_login_directory() {
     let mut environment = BTreeMap::new();
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/anthropic/compaction/summary.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/anthropic/compaction/summary.snap
index 49dda77ea..55d3bb82e 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/anthropic/compaction/summary.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/anthropic/compaction/summary.snap
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ expression: request
       "content": [
         {
           "type": "text",
-          "text": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+          "text": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/anthropic/compaction/summary_overlap.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/anthropic/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
index 12f0643e7..0e61b5952 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/anthropic/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/anthropic/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ expression: request
       "content": [
         {
           "type": "text",
-          "text": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+          "text": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ expression: request
       "content": [
         {
           "type": "text",
-          "text": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+          "text": "[Summary of a middle part of this conversation. The messages before and after it are still in your context.]"
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/cerebras/compaction/summary.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/cerebras/compaction/summary.snap
index 3cd1c6d1a..ee9d55765 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/cerebras/compaction/summary.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/cerebras/compaction/summary.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expression: request
   "messages": [
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "role": "assistant",
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/cerebras/compaction/summary_overlap.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/cerebras/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
index 66b3502ec..1913e8026 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/cerebras/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/cerebras/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expression: request
   "messages": [
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "role": "assistant",
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ expression: request
     },
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of a middle part of this conversation. The messages before and after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "role": "assistant",
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/google/compaction/summary.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/google/compaction/summary.snap
index 75753b298..77790cb73 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/google/compaction/summary.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/google/compaction/summary.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expression: request
     {
       "parts": [
         {
-          "text": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+          "text": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
         }
       ],
       "role": "user"
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/google/compaction/summary_overlap.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/google/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
index c30f64322..db66904b0 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/google/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/google/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expression: request
     {
       "parts": [
         {
-          "text": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+          "text": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
         }
       ],
       "role": "user"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ expression: request
     {
       "parts": [
         {
-          "text": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+          "text": "[Summary of a middle part of this conversation. The messages before and after it are still in your context.]"
         }
       ],
       "role": "user"
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/llamacpp/compaction/summary.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/llamacpp/compaction/summary.snap
index c50461612..1c26cc9ae 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/llamacpp/compaction/summary.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/llamacpp/compaction/summary.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expression: request
   "messages": [
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "role": "assistant",
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/llamacpp/compaction/summary_overlap.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/llamacpp/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
index fb97e3752..5d7d7e21b 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/llamacpp/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/llamacpp/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expression: request
   "messages": [
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "role": "assistant",
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ expression: request
     },
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of a middle part of this conversation. The messages before and after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "role": "assistant",
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/ollama/compaction/summary.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/ollama/compaction/summary.snap
index b3ec724bc..d4caadeb0 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/ollama/compaction/summary.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/ollama/compaction/summary.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expression: request
   "messages": [
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]",
+      "content": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]",
       "tool_calls": [],
       "thinking": null
     },
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/ollama/compaction/summary_overlap.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/ollama/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
index 6b9b7adce..1a17b9db5 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/ollama/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/ollama/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expression: request
   "messages": [
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]",
+      "content": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]",
       "tool_calls": [],
       "thinking": null
     },
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ expression: request
     },
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]",
+      "content": "[Summary of a middle part of this conversation. The messages before and after it are still in your context.]",
       "tool_calls": [],
       "thinking": null
     },
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openai/compaction/summary.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openai/compaction/summary.snap
index 910dd68bc..0805a260a 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openai/compaction/summary.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openai/compaction/summary.snap
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ expression: request
     {
       "type": "message",
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "type": "message",
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openai/compaction/summary_overlap.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openai/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
index 7a6c3a7d6..b0b878089 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openai/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openai/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ expression: request
     {
       "type": "message",
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "type": "message",
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ expression: request
     {
       "type": "message",
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of a middle part of this conversation. The messages before and after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "type": "message",
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openrouter/compaction/summary.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openrouter/compaction/summary.snap
index d15fafe56..b96e87301 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openrouter/compaction/summary.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openrouter/compaction/summary.snap
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ expression: request
       "content": [
         {
           "type": "text",
-          "text": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+          "text": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openrouter/compaction/summary_overlap.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openrouter/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
index 3df23e4d6..feeda6ced 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openrouter/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/openrouter/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ expression: request
       "content": [
         {
           "type": "text",
-          "text": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+          "text": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ expression: request
       "content": [
         {
           "type": "text",
-          "text": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+          "text": "[Summary of a middle part of this conversation. The messages before and after it are still in your context.]"
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/vllm/compaction/summary.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/vllm/compaction/summary.snap
index 97e260e5e..d78d0502d 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/vllm/compaction/summary.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/vllm/compaction/summary.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expression: request
   "messages": [
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "role": "assistant",
diff --git a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/vllm/compaction/summary_overlap.snap b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/vllm/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
index 947999982..817d96dca 100644
--- a/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/vllm/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
+++ b/crates/jp_llm/tests/fixtures/vllm/compaction/summary_overlap.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expression: request
   "messages": [
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation. The messages after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "role": "assistant",
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ expression: request
     },
     {
       "role": "user",
-      "content": "[Summary of previous conversation]"
+      "content": "[Summary of a middle part of this conversation. The messages before and after it are still in your context.]"
     },
     {
       "role": "assistant",
diff --git a/docs/rfd/064-non-destructive-conversation-compaction.md b/docs/rfd/064-non-destructive-conversation-compaction.md
index 69832dc99..bf4631827 100644
--- a/docs/rfd/064-non-destructive-conversation-compaction.md
+++ b/docs/rfd/064-non-destructive-conversation-compaction.md
@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@ Compaction event (after turn 2):
 
 Projected view:
 
-  ChatRequest("[Summary of previous conversation]")
+  ChatRequest("[Summary of the earlier part of this conversation.
+    The messages after it are still in your context.]")
   ChatResponse::Message("Set up a Rust project at src/main.rs
     with error handling and tracing-based logging.")
   ...turns 3+ uncompacted...