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FTS5 trigram index bloat from tool_calls JSON

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #65798 on 22 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address excessive database size caused by trigram full-text search indexing of structured JSON tool_calls data. Proposed fixes include excluding tool_calls from the trigram index and restructuring FTS layout to reduce storage expansion.

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  • #65798 perf(state): compact v23 FTS layout — external-content indexes, tool-row-free trigram, opt-in `hermes sessions optimize-storage`

    merged to main

    files: .github/actions/detect-changes/action.yml, .github/actions/get-app-token/action.yml, .github/workflows/ci.yml, .github/workflows/contributor-check.yml, .github/workflows/deploy-site.yml, .github/workflows/e2e-desktop.yml, .github/workflows/history-check.yml, .github/workflows/js-autofix.yml, .github/workflows/label-rerun.yml, .github/workflows/lint.yml, .github/workflows/lockfile-diff.yml, .github/workflows/osv-scanner.yml, .github/workflows/review-labels.yml, .github/workflows/skills-index-freshness.yml, .github/workflows/skills-index.yml, .github/workflows/supply-chain-audit.yml, .github/workflows/upload_to_pypi.yml, .github/workflows/uv-lockfile-check.yml, .gitignore, Dockerfile (+1196 more)

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From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

  • #43701 fix(db): exclude tool_calls JSON from trigram FTS5 index to reduce bloat · done elsewhere → #65798
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#43690FTS5 Trigram Index Bloat: 18.3x Expansion on Structured JSON Data (tool_calls)
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22 Jul 2026

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