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Model switch corrupts session state causing retry loops

Cluster 25325 · agent. Data as of

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No fix has been merged to main. 2 PRs closed without merging; see the attempts below.
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A bug where switching models corrupts turn/session state, particularly with Hindsight enabled, leading to retry loops and IndexError. Related fixes address resetting recovery state and clearing stale turn state on model switch.

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2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: closed without comment 1 · done elsewhere 1

  • #25343 fix: reset model-switch recovery state and include follow-up cleanup · closed without comment
  • #26121 fix(agent): clear stale turn state on model switch · done elsewhere → #25325, #25343
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#25325[Bug]: Model switching corrupts session/request state with Hindsight enabled, causing retry loop and IndexError
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  • Pairwise link density 0.67: the share of item 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.

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