# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Session export drops compaction-archived turns bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where JSON/JSONL session exports omit turns that were archived during compaction. Multiple fix attempts and a CLI/gateway change address including archived turns in backups.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #130623. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #130623 (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-130623`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #130339: \[Bug\]: hermes sessions export JSONL backups and /save json drop compaction-archived turns

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#130623: fix(sessions): \`hermes sessions export\` JSON/JSONL backups keep compaction-archived turns (salvage #128057)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/console_engine.py`, `hermes_cli/sessions_cmd.py`, `hermes_state.py`, `hermes_state_sessions.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_sessions_export_backup_round_trip.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_sessions_export_output_dir.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/sessions.md`
- **#132211: /save json no longer drops compaction-archived turns (#130339, salvage #130340)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/slash_commands_session.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_session_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/console_engine.py`, `hermes_cli/session_export.py`, `hermes_cli/sessions_cmd.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_save_transcript_history.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/sessions.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/sessions.md`
- **#130340: fix(sessions): JSON/JSONL backups and /save json keep compaction-archived turns**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `b2860025ad`, `12f98c891c`, `#132211`, `#130623`
- **#130477: cli/gateway: export json/jsonl includes archived turns for canonical backup/restore**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `b2860025ad`, `#132211`, `#130339`, `#130623`, `#130340`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #130623 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-03`.