# NousResearch/hermes-agent · transcript compaction visibility bug and fixes

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #101956: fix(gateway): restore transcript history before compaction

A bug where the \`include_compacted\` parameter was ignored across multiple endpoints (gateway, API server, desktop), causing earlier conversation turns to become unreachable after compaction. Several fixes address restoring and honoring pre-compaction transcript history.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #128421. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #128421 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-126985`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.40`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #101939: Gateway transcript endpoint ignores include_compacted — earlier turns unreachable after compaction

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126985: fix(api_server): honour include_compacted on /api/sessions/{id}/messages**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/api_server.py`, `tests/gateway/test_api_server_compaction_projection.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/api-server.md`
- **#128421: fix(desktop): keep pre-compression transcript reachable after in-place /compress**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/slash.ts`
- **#101956: fix(gateway): restore transcript history before compaction**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `a05af4884b2`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/api_server.py`, `tests/gateway/test_session_api.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/web-dashboard.md`
- **#102103: fix(gateway): honor include_compacted in transcript endpoint (fixes #101939)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#101956`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #128421 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-01`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`