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compression stall backoff and same-turn fallback retry

Cluster 112387 · agent. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

1 open item. Fix merged in #113157 on 17 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes concern a bug where stall backoff suppresses the same-turn fallback retry during context compression, causing premature timeout errors. The work addresses how stall cooldown interacts with fallback chain recovery within a single turn.

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Open PRs1

PR#112397fix(compression): persist stall backoff after same-turn fallback retry

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#113157 fix(compression): stalled summary route recovers on fallback_chain in the same turn; stall cooldown covers the idle window (#112387, #112420, salvage #112389, #112504)

merged to main

files: agent/compression_facade.py, agent/context_compressor.py, agent/conversation_compression.py, run_agent.py, tests/agent/test_compression_attempt_lifecycle.py, tests/agent/test_compression_stall_fallback.py, website/docs/developer-guide/context-compression-and-caching.md

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#112389 fix(compression): retry stalled fallback in the same turn · other → #112387, #112397

Closed issues · 1

Closed#112387[Bug]: stall backoff suppresses the same-turn compression fallback retry — turn ends with "Context compression timed out" although the fallback route works

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Subsystem: agent
Merged PRs: #113157
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 17 Sep 2026

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