diff --git a/packages/core/src/session/compaction.ts b/packages/core/src/session/compaction.ts
index 5229949cb9..ba52eb77dd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/session/compaction.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/session/compaction.ts
@@ -15,39 +15,27 @@ const TOOL_OUTPUT_MAX_CHARS = 2_000
 const SUMMARY_OUTPUT_TOKENS = 4_096
 const SUMMARY_TEMPLATE = `Output exactly the Markdown structure shown inside <template> and keep the section order unchanged. Do not include the <template> tags in your response.
 <template>
-## Goal
-- [single-sentence task summary]
+## Objective
+- [one or two brief sentences describing what the user is trying to accomplish]
 
-## Constraints & Preferences
-- [user constraints, preferences, specs, or "(none)"]
+## Important Details
+- [constraints/preferences, decisions and why, important facts/assumptions, exact context needed to continue, or "(none)"]
 
-## Progress
-### Done
-- [completed work or "(none)"]
+## Work State
+- Completed: [finished work, verified facts, or changes made; otherwise "(none)"]
+- Active: [current work, partial changes, or investigation state; otherwise "(none)"]
+- Blocked: [blockers, failing commands, or unknowns; otherwise "(none)"]
 
-### In Progress
-- [current work or "(none)"]
-
-### Blocked
-- [blockers or "(none)"]
-
-## Key Decisions
-- [decision and why, or "(none)"]
-
-## Next Steps
-- [ordered next actions or "(none)"]
-
-## Critical Context
-- [important technical facts, errors, open questions, or "(none)"]
-
-## Relevant Files
-- [file or directory path: why it matters, or "(none)"]
+## Next Move
+1. [immediate concrete action, or "(none)"]
+2. [next action if known, or "(none)"]
 </template>
 
 Rules:
 - Keep every section, even when empty.
 - Use terse bullets, not prose paragraphs.
-- Preserve exact file paths, commands, error strings, and identifiers when known.
+- Preserve exact file paths, symbols, commands, error strings, URLs, and identifiers when known.
+- Put relevant files and symbols inside the section where they matter; do not add extra sections.
 - Do not mention the summary process or that context was compacted.`
 
 type Entry = {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts b/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts
index 7fdf4dfe74..9cf313935b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ describe("SessionRunnerLLM", () => {
       currentModel = compactModel
       requests.length = 0
       responses = [
-        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary", ["## Goal\n- Preserve the task"]).completeEvents,
+        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary", ["## Objective\n- Preserve the task"]).completeEvents,
         fragmentFixture("text", "text-final", ["Continued"]).completeEvents,
       ]
       yield* session.prompt({
@@ -1108,22 +1108,22 @@ describe("SessionRunnerLLM", () => {
       yield* session.resume(sessionID)
 
       expect(requests).toHaveLength(2)
-      expect(userTexts(requests[0])[0]).toContain("## Goal")
+      expect(userTexts(requests[0])[0]).toContain("## Objective")
       expect(userTexts(requests[1])).toHaveLength(1)
-      expect(userTexts(requests[1])[0]).toContain("<summary>\n## Goal\n- Preserve the task\n</summary>")
+      expect(userTexts(requests[1])[0]).toContain("<summary>\n## Objective\n- Preserve the task\n</summary>")
       expect(userTexts(requests[1])[0]).toContain(`[User]: ${"Recent exact request ".repeat(180)}`)
 
       const context = yield* (yield* SessionStore.Service).context(sessionID)
       expect(context.map((message) => message.type)).toEqual(["compaction", "assistant"])
       expect(context[0]).toMatchObject({
         type: "compaction",
-        summary: "## Goal\n- Preserve the task",
+        summary: "## Objective\n- Preserve the task",
       })
 
       requests.length = 0
       executions.length = 0
       responses = [
-        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary-2", ["## Goal\n- Preserve the updated task"]).completeEvents,
+        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary-2", ["## Objective\n- Preserve the updated task"]).completeEvents,
         fragmentFixture("text", "text-final-2", ["Continued again"]).completeEvents,
       ]
       yield* session.prompt({
@@ -1135,12 +1135,12 @@ describe("SessionRunnerLLM", () => {
 
       expect(requests).toHaveLength(2)
       expect(userTexts(requests[0])[0]).toContain(
-        "<previous-summary>\n## Goal\n- Preserve the task\n</previous-summary>",
+        "<previous-summary>\n## Objective\n- Preserve the task\n</previous-summary>",
       )
       expect(userTexts(requests[0])[0]).toContain("Recent exact request")
       expect((yield* (yield* SessionStore.Service).context(sessionID))[0]).toMatchObject({
         type: "compaction",
-        summary: "## Goal\n- Preserve the updated task",
+        summary: "## Objective\n- Preserve the updated task",
       })
     }),
   )
@@ -1153,17 +1153,17 @@ describe("SessionRunnerLLM", () => {
           LLMEvent.stepStart({ index: 0 }),
           LLMEvent.providerError({ message: "prompt too long", classification: "context-overflow" }),
         ],
-        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary", ["## Goal\n- Recover overflow"]).completeEvents,
+        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary", ["## Objective\n- Recover overflow"]).completeEvents,
         fragmentFixture("text", "text-final", ["Recovered"]).completeEvents,
       ]
       yield* session.prompt({ sessionID, prompt: Prompt.make({ text: "Continue" }), resume: false })
       yield* session.resume(sessionID)
 
       expect(requests).toHaveLength(3)
-      expect(userTexts(requests[1])[0]).toContain("## Goal")
-      expect(userTexts(requests[2])[0]).toContain("<summary>\n## Goal\n- Recover overflow\n</summary>")
+      expect(userTexts(requests[1])[0]).toContain("## Objective")
+      expect(userTexts(requests[2])[0]).toContain("<summary>\n## Objective\n- Recover overflow\n</summary>")
       expect(yield* session.context(sessionID)).toMatchObject([
-        { type: "compaction", summary: "## Goal\n- Recover overflow" },
+        { type: "compaction", summary: "## Objective\n- Recover overflow" },
         { type: "assistant", finish: "stop" },
       ])
       yield* replaySessionProjection(sessionID)
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ describe("SessionRunnerLLM", () => {
       ]
       responses = [
         overflow(),
-        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary", ["## Goal\n- Recover once"]).completeEvents,
+        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary", ["## Objective\n- Recover once"]).completeEvents,
         overflow(),
       ]
       yield* session.prompt({ sessionID, prompt: Prompt.make({ text: "Continue" }), resume: false })
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ describe("SessionRunnerLLM", () => {
         }),
       )
       responses = [
-        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary", ["## Goal\n- Recover raw overflow"]).completeEvents,
+        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary", ["## Objective\n- Recover raw overflow"]).completeEvents,
         fragmentFixture("text", "text-final", ["Recovered"]).completeEvents,
       ]
       yield* session.prompt({ sessionID, prompt: Prompt.make({ text: "Continue" }), resume: false })
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ describe("SessionRunnerLLM", () => {
 
       expect(requests).toHaveLength(3)
       expect(yield* session.context(sessionID)).toMatchObject([
-        { type: "compaction", summary: "## Goal\n- Recover raw overflow" },
+        { type: "compaction", summary: "## Objective\n- Recover raw overflow" },
         { type: "assistant", finish: "stop" },
       ])
     }),
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ describe("SessionRunnerLLM", () => {
       const session = yield* setupOverflowRecovery
       responses = [
         [LLMEvent.providerError({ message: "prompt too long", classification: "context-overflow" })],
-        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary", ["## Goal\n- Interrupted"]).completeEvents,
+        fragmentFixture("text", "text-summary", ["## Objective\n- Interrupted"]).completeEvents,
       ]
       const firstGate = yield* Deferred.make<void>()
       const summaryGate = yield* Deferred.make<void>()
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/server/httpapi-exercise/index.ts b/packages/opencode/test/server/httpapi-exercise/index.ts
index b8368383d0..c8e11ea845 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/server/httpapi-exercise/index.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/server/httpapi-exercise/index.ts
@@ -1556,33 +1556,21 @@ const scenarios: Scenario[] = [
         const session = yield* ctx.session({ title: "Summarize session" })
         yield* ctx.message(session.id, { text: "summarize this work" })
         const summary = [
-          "## Goal",
+          "## Objective",
           "- Exercise session summarize.",
           "",
-          "## Constraints & Preferences",
+          "## Important Details",
           "- Use fake LLM.",
-          "",
-          "## Progress",
-          "### Done",
-          "- Summary generated.",
-          "",
-          "### In Progress",
-          "- (none)",
-          "",
-          "### Blocked",
-          "- (none)",
-          "",
-          "## Key Decisions",
           "- Keep route local.",
+          "- Test fixture: test/server/httpapi-exercise/index.ts.",
           "",
-          "## Next Steps",
-          "- (none)",
+          "## Work State",
+          "- Completed: Summary generated.",
+          "- Active: (none)",
+          "- Blocked: (none)",
           "",
-          "## Critical Context",
-          "- Test fixture.",
-          "",
-          "## Relevant Files",
-          "- test/server/httpapi-exercise/index.ts: scenario",
+          "## Next Move",
+          "1. (none)",
         ].join("\n")
         yield* ctx.llmText(summary)
         yield* ctx.llmText(summary)
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/session/compaction.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/session/compaction.test.ts
index c02ea5911d..4a4210cf08 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/session/compaction.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/session/compaction.test.ts
@@ -1430,8 +1430,8 @@ describe("session.compaction.process", () => {
         expect(captured).toContain("<previous-summary>")
         expect(captured).toContain("summary one")
         expect(captured.match(/summary one/g)?.length).toBe(1)
-        expect(captured).toContain("## Constraints & Preferences")
-        expect(captured).toContain("## Progress")
+        expect(captured).toContain("## Important Details")
+        expect(captured).toContain("## Work State")
       }).pipe(withCompaction({ llm: stub.llmLayer }))
     },
     { git: true },