NousResearch/hermes-agent

Desktop compaction drops cwd context files bug

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #126643 on 28 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where Desktop surface compaction rebuilds the gateway session's system prompt without the configured context working directory, causing files like AGENTS.md to be dropped. The members cover the bug report and related fix attempts.

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  • #126643 fix(agent): Desktop compaction keeps the configured context cwd (salvage #126169)

    merged to main

    files: agent/context_file_sources.py, agent/runtime_cwd.py, agent/system_prompt.py, tests/agent/test_runtime_cwd.py, tests/agent/test_system_prompt.py, tests/tools/test_multiplex_turn_parity.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

  • #126169 fix(agent): preserve configured context cwd on desktop compaction · superseded by another PR
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#126111Compaction on the Desktop surface rebuilds a gateway session's system prompt without cwd context files (AGENTS.md dropped)
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28 Sep 2026

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