# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Preserve pinned/hidden flags on session import

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where pinned and hidden flags on sessions are lost during import or adoption, leaving restored sessions vulnerable to pruning. The changes aim to carry those protection flags through session transfer operations.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #132129. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #132129 (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-132129`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #130344: \[Bug\]: importing or adopting a session drops pinned/hidden; the next startup prune deletes restored pinned sessions

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#132129: Session import keeps pinned, hidden and sweep-archive flags (#130344, salvage #130345)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_state_portability.py`, `tests/hermes_state/test_session_import_keep_flags.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/sessions.md`
- **#130345: fix(state): imported and adopted sessions keep their pinned and hidden flags (salvage #76206)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#131161`, `#131161`, `#131161`
- **#130470: state: preserve pinned and hidden flags during session import**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `d440c5b59b`, `#132129`
- **#131161: fix(state): preserve protection flags during session transfers**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `d440c5b59b`, `73217fc854`, `#132129`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #132129 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-03`.