How Many Log Lines Should You Send to Gemini? The Context Window Problem.

All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. When you send logcat lines to Gemini for diagnosis, how many lines should you include? Too few: the model lacks context, gives a generic answer. Too many: you hit token limits, slow down the response, and bury the relevant signal in noise. Here's what I found after testing different window sizes in HiyokoLogcat. The naive approach: send everything First attempt: grab the last 500 lines and send them all. Problems: Gemini 1.5 Flash has a large context w