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Honcho saveMessages flag not respected in sync_turn

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #85452 on 13 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug was identified where the saveMessages=false setting fails to prevent message persistence in sync_turn, with multiple follow-on fixes addressing containment enforcement, writeFrequency handling, client isolation per profile, and write-path shutdown cleanup.

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  • #85452 fix(honcho): isolate clients per profile, resolve baseUrl/apiKey, enforce saveMessages containment

    merged to main

    files: agent/memory_manager.py, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], plugins/memory/honcho/README.md, plugins/memory/honcho/__init__.py, plugins/memory/honcho/cli.py, plugins/memory/honcho/client.py, plugins/memory/honcho/session.py, tests/honcho_plugin/test_async_memory.py, tests/honcho_plugin/test_client.py, tests/honcho_plugin/test_client_identity_isolation.py, tests/honcho_plugin/test_save_messages.py, tests/plugins/memory/test_honcho_cli_peers.py, tests/run_agent/test_primary_runtime_restore.py, tests/test_honcho_client_config.py (+2 more)

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1

  • #35210 fix(honcho): respect saveMessages in sync_turn · done elsewhere → 2f80ae0, #131301
  • #83500 fix(honcho): enforce saveMessages containment, honor writeFrequency, and clean up write-path shutdown · merged via another change → #85452
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#35209bug(honcho): saveMessages=false does not prevent sync_turn from persisting messages
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2 PRs closed without merging
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13 Aug 2026

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