# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix skill tool context preservation during compression

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address bugs in context compression where skill tool names, failure outcomes, and result context were being lost or misrepresented after compaction. The fixes ensure compressed stubs accurately carry skill names and preserve \`failed\` tool result visibility.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113106. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113106 (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-113106`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #112710: context_compressor: \`_sum_named\` stub renders \`name=?\` for tools without a top-level \`name\` arg, and compresses failed results into success-shaped lines

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113106: fix(compression): compacted skill_manage/skills_list stubs name their ops and keep failures visible (#112710, salvage #112719)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/context_compressor.py`, `tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py`
- **#138428: Small and slash-loaded skills keep a reload marker across compaction (salvage #136551)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/context_compressor.py`, `agent/context_compressor_tail.py`, `agent/skill_commands.py`, `tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py`, `tests/agent/test_context_compressor_tail.py`, `tests/agent/test_ghost_skill_pruning.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/context-compression-and-caching.md`
- **#112714: fix(agent): preserve failed skill tool result context**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#112719: fix(compression): skill-tool summaries carry skill names and failure outcome**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `5670f846cf`, `297552a9d6`, `#113106`, `#138428`
- **#112730: fix(compression): keep skill tool context after compaction**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#113106`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113106 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-14`.
- Subsystem: `agent`