{"found":true,"collection":"patterns","library_url":"https://www.grokbotdb.com/library/pat.state-on-disk","generated":"2026-09-06T05:32:11Z","citation":["Quote the record id and its source_url (or provenance if there is no URL).","Include last_verified or observed_at when present. Do not present an old date as current.","If tier is community and confidence is low, say so. Do not launder it into a fact.","If the database does not hold the answer, say that. Do not invent Grok Bot product claims.","Contradictions are data: when conflicts_with is present, report both records rather than picking a favourite.","Deprecated and removed records stay visible. They are history, not current guidance."],"record":{"id":"pat.state-on-disk","name":"Handoff is a file format problem","category":"architecture","problem":"Multi-Bot rosters degenerate into Bots chatting at each other, repeating work and re-paying for the same context.","technique":"Keep the durable state of a project in files under /workspace, and make Bot-to-Bot messages carry file paths and one line of context rather than content.","why_it_works":"A conversation is a context window that is re-read and re-paid for; a file is a pointer. Moving state to disk improves reliability and cost at the same time.","when_to_use":"Any pipeline with more than one Bot, and any Bot with durable state.","when_not_to":"Do not hide the final result in a file only; keep the result or a link to it in the thread you actually review.","manual_ref":"1.6","evidence":"reported","attributed_to":"Akshay Pachaar","related":["pat.single-writer-board-file","pat.workspace-durability","pat.orchestrator-send-once"],"confidence":"high","first_seen":"2026-09-03","last_verified":"2026-09-03"}}