} else if (budgetChars > CONTEXT_TRUNCATION_BUFFER) {
            // Fallback: truncate the newest message to fit
            final LlmMessage newest = history.get(history.size() - 1);
            final String truncated = newest.getContent().substring(0, Math.min(budgetChars, newest.getContent().length()));
            request.addMessage(new LlmMessage(newest.getRole(), truncated));
            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {

        final LlmChatRequest request = new LlmChatRequest();
        client.testAddIntentHistory(request, history);
        // Default: maxMessages=6, maxChars=3000
        // From newest: A2(2), Q2(2+2=4), assistant(500+4=504), Short(5+504=509) => all fit
        assertEquals(4, request.getMessages().size());
    }

    @Test
    public void test_addIntentHistory_maxMessages() {

// sortsBefore can be used as a tiebreaker for stable sorting/selecting.
// Returns false on ties.
func (x xlMetaV2VersionHeader) sortsBefore(o xlMetaV2VersionHeader) bool {
	if x == o {
		return false
	}
	// Prefer newest modtime.
	if x.ModTime != o.ModTime {
		return x.ModTime > o.ModTime
	}

	// The following doesn't make too much sense, but we want sort to be consistent nonetheless.
	// Prefer lower types