NousResearch/hermes-agent

Compression loses seeded system prompt and skills index

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #124158 on 26 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where gateway hygiene and the /compress command drop or fail to preserve the seeded system prompt, causing the skills index to be lost over a live session. Two related fix attempts accompany the bug report.

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  • #124158 fix(compression): hygiene and gateway /compress keep the seeded system prompt

    merged to main

    files: agent/conversation_compression.py, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], gateway/run.py, gateway/run_turn.py, gateway/slash_commands_session.py, tests/gateway/test_hygiene_compaction_keeps_seeded_prompt.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

  • #122825 fix(compression): hygiene and gateway /compress keep the seeded system prompt · superseded by another PR → #124158
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#122822[Bug] Gateway hygiene / gateway /compress persist a reduced-toolset system prompt over the live session (skills index lost)
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26 Sep 2026

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