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Session prune incorrectly deletes compressed chat history

Cluster 123883. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #124199 on 26 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #124199. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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A bug where the retention pruning process removes the compressed-away beginning of an active conversation that should be preserved. The members include a bug report and corresponding fix attempts addressing this behavior.

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#124199 fix(sessions): prune keeps the compressed-away start of a chat still in use

merged to main

files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/sessions_cmd.py, hermes_cli/web_routers/sessions.py, hermes_state_common.py, hermes_state_maintenance.py, hermes_state_sessions.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_sessions_delete.py, tests/hermes_state/test_prune_activity_recency.py, website/docs/user-guide/sessions.md, website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/sessions.md

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#123884 fix(sessions): prune keeps the compressed-away start of a chat still in use · superseded by another PR → #124199

Closed issues · 1

Closed#123883[Bug]: retention prune deletes the compressed-away start of a conversation that is still in use

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Merged PRs: #124199
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 26 Sep 2026

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