# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Honcho saveMessages flag not respected in sync_turn

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #85452. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #85452 (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-85452`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #35209: bug(honcho): saveMessages=false does not prevent sync_turn from persisting messages

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#85452: fix(honcho): isolate clients per profile, resolve baseUrl/apiKey, enforce saveMessages containment**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - 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)
- **#35210: fix(honcho): respect saveMessages in sync_turn**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `2f80ae0a6a`, `#131301`
- **#83500: fix(honcho): enforce saveMessages containment, honor writeFrequency, and clean up write-path shutdown**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#85452`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #85452 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-13`.
- Subsystem: `agent`