NousResearch/hermes-agent

Fix lost context after fallback compaction summary

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #125084 on 27 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where context captured in a fallback compaction summary is not carried forward into the next compaction cycle. The fix ensures subsequent summaries can build on fallback handoff data rather than losing it.

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  • #125084 fix(compression): let the next summary build on a fallback handoff

    merged to main

    files: agent/context_compressor.py, tests/agent/test_context_compressor_summary_continuity.py, website/docs/developer-guide/context-compression-and-caching.md

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From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

  • #125020 fix(compression): let the next summary build on a fallback handoff · done elsewhere → e46d4c0, #125084
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#125019[Bug]: Context from a fallback compaction summary is lost at the next compaction
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27 Sep 2026

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