# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Unlocked badges disappearing during rescan or compaction

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug causes previously unlocked achievement badges to vanish when rescanning history, because unlock state is re-evaluated from a shrinking active-only window. Several fixes address keeping unlocked badges sticky and preserving stats through compaction.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113121. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113121 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #112273: \[Bug\]: Achievements dashboard: unlocked badges disappear again on rescan (39<->40 (of 60) flicker) because unlock state is re-evaluated from a shrinking active-only window

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113121: fix(achievements): unlocked badges stay unlocked and stats survive compaction (#112273, salvage #112301, #112290)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `plugins/hermes-achievements/dashboard/plugin_api.py`, `plugins/hermes-achievements/tests/test_achievement_engine.py`, `tests/plugins/test_achievements_plugin.py`
- **#112290: fix(achievements): retain persisted badge unlocks**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#113121`, `#112273`
- **#112301: fix(achievements): keep unlocked badges sticky and scan full history so rewind/compaction never shrinks totals (#112273)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113121 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.