diff --git a/src/agents/compaction.ts b/src/agents/compaction.ts
index ae134e827..2ab4566fd 100644
--- a/src/agents/compaction.ts
+++ b/src/agents/compaction.ts
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ export async function summarizeInStages(params: {
   }
 
   const summaryMessages: AgentMessage[] = partialSummaries.map((summary) => ({
-    role: "assistant",
-    content: [{ type: "text", text: summary }],
+    role: "user",
+    content: summary,
     timestamp: Date.now(),
   }));
 
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-extensions/compaction-safeguard.ts b/src/agents/pi-extensions/compaction-safeguard.ts
index 7f82a2757..82ad19f2a 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-extensions/compaction-safeguard.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-extensions/compaction-safeguard.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { AgentMessage } from "@mariozechner/pi-agent-core";
-import type { ExtensionAPI, ExtensionContext, FileOperations } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+import type { ExtensionAPI, FileOperations } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
 import {
   BASE_CHUNK_RATIO,
   MIN_CHUNK_RATIO,