referenceJune 14, 2026· 3 min read
How to use CWHYEVICT: ask why an entry would be dropped
CWHYEVICT explains the retention maths for an entry, recency, frequency, isolation, and cost, so eviction is auditable, not mysterious.
Crowkis evicts by composite retention, not plain LRU. CWHYEVICT shows the component scores for a given entry so you can see why it's safe or at risk.
crowkis cli
> CWHYEVICT "how do refunds work?" TENANT acme 1) "retention=0.81 pinned=false" 2) "recency=0.6 frequency=0.9 isolation=0.4 cost=0.95"
A high cost score is why an expensive reasoning answer outranks a cheap, recently-hit triviality under memory pressure.