# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Session export delete safety and rename fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address bugs in session export logic where compacted history was deleted without being exported, and a separate fix for session renames stalling the backend event loop. The work spans atomic verification before deletion and preserving compacted turns in exports.

## 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 #120089. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #120089 (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-120435`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.53`: 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

- #119933: \[Bug\]: \`hermes sessions export --format md --delete-after-verified\` deletes the in-place-compacted history it never exported

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120089: Session renames no longer stall the backend event loop; Desktop chat frames keep flowing (#119643 A, salvage #119650)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/web_routers/sessions.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_sessiondb_eventloop.py`
- **#120435: fix(sessions): export-then-delete keeps compacted history and refuses on drift**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/slash_commands_session.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_session_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/session_export.py`, `hermes_cli/sessions_cmd.py`, `hermes_state_messages.py`, `hermes_state_portability.py`, `hermes_state_sessions.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_save_transcript_history.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_session_export.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_sessions_export_md_cli.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_sessions_export_output_dir.py`, `tests/hermes_state/test_read_path_transient_ioerr.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/sessions.md`
- **#119935: fix(sessions): transcript exports keep compacted turns, so --delete-after-verified no longer deletes them unseen**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `fe8b643db6`, `#120435`, `#120065`, `#120435`
- **#120065: fix(sessions): atomically verify display history before export deletion**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `539c6b9feb`, `#120435`, `#119935`, `#119933`, `#120435`
- **#120281: fix(sessions): keep compacted turns in exports and gate verified delete (#119933)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `1769024ca3b`, `#119933`, `#120089`, `#119935`, `#120065`, `#120435`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #120089 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-23`.