NousResearch/hermes-agent

UI freeze and compression hang fix for over-window sessions

Cluster 116472. Data as of 2026-10-26 12:29 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #117084 on 20 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items concern a bug where context compression stalls on sessions exceeding the context window, causing the Desktop UI to freeze and the renderer to be killed. The associated fixes address the stall behavior and timeout logic for such sessions.

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#117084 fix(compression): an over-window session that cannot shrink ends the turn with /new guidance and waits one idle budget, not the 600 s ceiling (#116472, slim redo of #116592)

merged to main

files: agent/conversation_compression.py, agent/turn_context.py, agent/turn_context_compaction.py, tests/agent/test_over_window_compression_fail_closed.py, tests/agent/test_turn_context_overflow_warning.py, website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md

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From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

#116592 fix(compression): stop an over-window session freezing the Desktop UI… · done elsewhere → 1f8db42, #117084, #116472, #116592

Closed issues · 1

Closed#116472Desktop UI freezes 15-20 min and renderer is SIGKILLed while context compression stalls on an over-window session

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Merged PRs: #117084
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 20 Sep 2026

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