# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Compression summary verbatim-quote stall fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where verbatim task quotes in compression/compaction prompts caused the summary model to stall for extended periods. The fixes bound or eliminate verbatim copying and improve stall detection and recovery behavior.

## 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 #124966. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #124966 (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-124966`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #124078: \[Bug\]: Compaction template's verbatim quote makes Codex withhold the summary stream for 90-210 s

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#124966: fix(compression): stop asking the summary model to quote the latest task verbatim**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/context_compressor.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `tests/agent/test_context_compressor_task_heading.py`
- **#125031: fix(compression): send a Codex stream stall to the timeout ladder, not a terminal abort**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `agent/context_compressor.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py`
- **#124116: fix(compression): avoid long verbatim task quotes in summaries**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `ad4e4496c2`, `#124966`
- **#124458: fix(compression): bound verbatim copying across summary sections**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#124466`, `#124078`, `#124466`, `#124077`
- **#124466: fix(compression): prevent and recover Codex summary stalls**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `ad4e4496c2`, `#124077`, `#124078`, `#125031`, `#124966`, `#124078`, `#124116`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #124966 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.