NousResearch/hermes-agent

compression stream stalling and telemetry classification fixes

Cluster 100501. Data as of 2026-10-24 04:06 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #133054 on 5 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address auxiliary compression streams that can stall or hang during large sessions without proper timeout or failure handling. A related telemetry fix concerns how compression attempts that cannot fail are categorized in metrics.

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#133051 fix(compression): fail a silent chat-completions summary stream at the no-progress window (salvage #100526)

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files: agent/auxiliary_client.py, agent/auxiliary_stream_watchdog.py, hermes_cli/config_defaults.py, tests/agent/test_aux_progress_streaming.py, website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md
#133054 fix(telemetry): compression attempts that could not fail count as skipped, not failed

merged to main

files: agent/conversation_compression.py, agent/conversation_compression_telemetry.py, hermes_cli/observability/shared_metrics_events.py, tests/agent/test_compression_attempt_telemetry.py, tests/agent/test_compression_stall_interrupt.py, website/docs/developer-guide/relay-shared-metrics.md

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#100526 fix(compression): stop stalled auxiliary streams from hanging large sessions · done elsewhere → 1e866e3, #133051, #100501

Closed issues · 1

Closed#100501auxiliary client streaming lacks stale stream protection — compression hangs on large contexts

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Merged PRs: #133051, #133054
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 5 Oct 2026

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