NousResearch/hermes-agent

Busy steer lost or replayed during compression

Cluster 100053. Data as of 2026-10-24 04:06 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #101188 on 2 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes address a bug where compression or compaction can drop an active steer and cause a historical user request to be replayed incorrectly. Multiple fix attempts and related reports are grouped here.

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#101188 fix(compression): busy steer survives compaction and never replays a consumed request (#100053, salvage #100114)

merged to main

files: agent/conversation_compression.py, tests/agent/test_compression_busy_steer_anchor.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · other 1

#100070 fix(compression): stop busy steer from replaying an old request · other
#100114 fix(agent): preserve busy steer during compression and avoid replaying historical user request · merged via another change → bc71b8b, #101188

Closed issues · 1

Closed#100053[Bug]: compression can drop a busy steer and reactivate a historical user request

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Merged PRs: #101188
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 2 Sep 2026

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