docs: sessions reorg and conversation features (#4462)

Co-authored-by: Rizel Scarlett <rizel@squareup.com>
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@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ These variables control how Goose manages conversation sessions and context.
| Variable | Purpose | Values | Default |
|----------|---------|---------|---------|
| `GOOSE_CONTEXT_STRATEGY` | Controls how Goose handles context limit exceeded situations | "summarize", "truncate", "clear", "prompt" | "prompt" (interactive), "summarize" (headless) |
| `GOOSE_MAX_TURNS` | [Maximum number of turns](/docs/guides/smart-context-management#maximum-turns) allowed without user input | Integer (e.g., 10, 50, 100) | 1000 |
| `GOOSE_MAX_TURNS` | [Maximum number of turns](/docs/guides/sessions/smart-context-management#maximum-turns) allowed without user input | Integer (e.g., 10, 50, 100) | 1000 |
| `CONTEXT_FILE_NAMES` | Specifies custom filenames for [hint/context files](/docs/guides/using-goosehints#custom-context-files) | JSON array of strings (e.g., `["CLAUDE.md", ".goosehints"]`) | `[".goosehints"]` |
| `GOOSE_CLI_THEME` | [Theme](/docs/guides/goose-cli-commands#themes) for CLI response markdown | "light", "dark", "ansi" | "dark" |
| `GOOSE_SCHEDULER_TYPE` | Controls which scheduler Goose uses for [scheduled recipes](/docs/guides/recipes/session-recipes.md#schedule-recipe) | "legacy" or "temporal" | "legacy" (Goose's built-in cron scheduler) |
| `GOOSE_TEMPORAL_BIN` | Optional custom path to your Temporal binary | /path/to/temporal-service | None |
| `GOOSE_RANDOM_THINKING_MESSAGES` | Controls whether to show amusing random messages during processing | "true", "false" | "true" |
| `GOOSE_CLI_SHOW_COST` | Toggles display of model cost estimates in CLI output | "true", "1" (case insensitive) to enable | false |
| `GOOSE_AUTO_COMPACT_THRESHOLD` | Set the percentage threshold at which Goose [automatically summarizes your session](/docs/guides/smart-context-management.md#automatic-compaction). | Float between 0.0 and 1.0 (disabled at 0.0) | 0.8 |
| `GOOSE_AUTO_COMPACT_THRESHOLD` | Set the percentage threshold at which Goose [automatically summarizes your session](/docs/guides/sessions/smart-context-management#automatic-compaction). | Float between 0.0 and 1.0 (disabled at 0.0) | 0.8 |
**Examples**
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export GOOSE_WORKER_CONTEXT_LIMIT=128000 # Smaller context for execution
export GOOSE_PLANNER_CONTEXT_LIMIT=1000000
```
For more details and examples, see [Model Context Limit Overrides](/docs/guides/smart-context-management#model-context-limit-overrides).
For more details and examples, see [Model Context Limit Overrides](/docs/guides/sessions/smart-context-management#model-context-limit-overrides).
## Tool Configuration