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.