# NousResearch/hermes-agent · compression tip visibility broken by reset forks

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where reset-fork siblings hijack or obscure the compression lineage tip, making it invisible in /resume and session list views. Multiple fix attempts address excluding reset-from siblings from compression tip projection logic.

## 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 #114927. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114927 (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-114927`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114271: Compression tip invisible in /resume + desktop list: reset sibling hijacks tip projection, cross-surface continuation unrecoverable

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114927: fix(sessions): compression lineage tip stays visible in /resume and the session list when a reset fork exists (#114271, salvage #114287)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/slash_commands_session.py`, `hermes_state_compression.py`, `hermes_state_gateway.py`, `hermes_state_messages.py`, `hermes_state_sessions.py`, `tests/gateway/test_resume_command.py`, `tests/hermes_state/test_compression_lineage_guard.py`, `tests/hermes_state/test_hermes_state.py`, `website/docs/reference/slash-commands.md`
- **#114287: fix(state): keep reset forks from stealing the compression lineage tip**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `52a293fb07a6`, `#114927`, `#114271`, `#114287`
- **#114298: fix: exclude _reset_from siblings from compression tip projection**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#114287`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114927 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.