$E$-theory is compactly assembled

Abstract: We show that the equivariant $E$-theory category $\mathrm{E}{\mathrm{sep}}^{G}$ for separable $C^{*}$-algebras is a compactly assembled stable $\infty$-category. We derive this result as a consequence of the shape theory for $C^{*}$-algebras developed by Blackadar and Dardarlat and a new construction of $\mathrm{E}{\mathrm{sep}}^{G}$. As an application we investigate a topological enrichment of the homotopy category of a compactly assembled $\infty$-category in general and argue that the results of Carri\'on and Schafhauser on the enrichment of the classical $E$-theory category can be derived by specialization.