NousResearch/hermes-agent

compression compaction row handling and prompt bugs

Cluster 125564. Data as of 2026-10-24 20:38 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #130672 on 3 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address bugs in the compression and in-place compaction logic, specifically around rows that the alternation repair drops or merges, and a case where compaction over an unanswered prompt causes old prompts to be re-sent and a summarized message to be hidden.

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#130672 In-place compaction no longer re-sends old prompts or re-orders a killed turn's tool call after a reload (#125564, #129123, salvage #129749, #125567)

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files: agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py, agent/conversation_compression.py, agent/conversation_compression_archive.py, agent/message_metadata.py, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], gateway/run.py, hermes_state.py, hermes_state_coverage.py, hermes_state_messages.py, tests/agent/test_in_place_merged_user_rows.py, tests/agent/test_message_sequence_repair.py, tests/hermes_state/test_repaired_history_commit_coverage.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 2

#125567 fix(compression): in-place compaction accounts for every row the alternation repair merged or dropped · merged via another change → 6a1a762, #130672
#129749 fix(compression): account for rows the alternation repair drops or merges · merged via another change → 6a1a762, #130672

Closed issues · 1

Closed#125564[Bug]: In-place compaction over an unanswered prompt (durable user;user) re-sends the old prompts after the running turn and hides a summarized message

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Merged PRs: #130672
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 3 Oct 2026

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