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Bounding summary-overload aborts to prevent session wipe

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #124118 on 26 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug was identified where sustained 5xx overload conditions on the summary route could trigger compression-exhausted aborts that guarantee a full session wipe. Related fixes address persisting overload escalation state and bounding these aborts to prevent that outcome.

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  • #124118 fix(agent): bound sustained summary-overload aborts so they cannot guarantee a session wipe

    merged to main

    files: agent/context_compressor.py, agent/conversation_compression.py, hermes_cli/session_schema_history.py, hermes_state_common.py, hermes_state_compression.py, tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py, website/docs/developer-guide/context-compression-and-caching.md

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2

  • #123186 fix(agent): bound sustained summary-overload aborts so they cannot guarantee a session wipe · done elsewhere → 74dc4ac, #124118
  • #123415 fix(agent): persist sustained overload escalation across fresh agents · done elsewhere → 74dc4ac, #124118
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#123167[Bug]: terminal overload abort on the summary route turns a sustained 5xx into a guaranteed session wipe (compression_exhausted -> gateway auto-reset)
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26 Sep 2026

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