# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop compaction progress display for manual /compress

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where the desktop client does not show compaction progress during a manual /compress command, with status updates for 'compressing' and 'ready' states going unhandled. The members include the bug report and related fix attempts addressing this progress display behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116696. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116696 (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-116696`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #115082: \[Bug\]: Desktop shows no compaction progress for manual /compress (status.update 'compressing'/'ready' unhandled)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116696: fix(desktop): manual /compress shows compaction progress until it finishes (#115082, salvage #115084)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/compaction-event.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/status.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#115084: fix(desktop): show compaction progress for manual /compress**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `07950474a6d6`, `#116696`, `#115082`, `#115084`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116696 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.