Glossary
What is context switching in an agent workflow?
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Context switching means moving your attention between tasks, projects or apps. In an agent workflow, one common example is leaving your work to check whether a terminal needs you.
A check is different from a review
A status check asks whether something changed. A review asks what happened and whether it is correct. Keeping those questions separate can make your workflow easier to organize.
Perch puts supported states at the screen edge so a routine check does not always require opening the agent. When a decision or result needs attention, you still read it in context.
Keep the useful switches
Switching to inspect a diff, understand a request or verify a result is part of development. Perch does not claim that all switching is waste or promise a measured productivity gain.
Clear session names and short local notes can help preserve the detail you will need after an interruption. Keep lasting project decisions in your normal documentation.
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