# Caching (llmcpp)

**Caching** reuses accepted implementations across builds. The default cache sits in `.llmcache/` beside the source; these commands instead name a reviewed cache directory:

```bash
# Generate missing implementations and save accepted bodies.
$ llmc++ -fllm-cache-dir=reviewed-cache main.cpp -o main

# Require reusable entries without contacting an agent.
$ llmc++ \
    -fllm-cache-dir=reviewed-cache \
    -fllm-offline main.cpp -o main
```

The first build may contact a configured backend. The second fails on a missing or unusable entry instead of silently generating another body.

A cache hit still supplies C++ for the current compilation. Metadata validates the identity and schema, not behavioral correctness. Review the accepted source before preserving it as a trusted implementation. [[llmcpp-cache-identity|Identity]] decides what matches; lifetime and read/write policies decide whether an entry can be used or replaced.