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'/compress' command not routed correctly in Desktop TUI

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 44456 · apps/desktop

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Multiple bug reports and fix attempts address the same issue: the /compress command in the Desktop/TUI interface fails because command.dispatch does not route it to the correct handler, instead returning a 'not a quick/plugin/skill command' error. The members represent the bug and various proposed or competing fixes for this routing gap.

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  • #60921 fix(desktop): register /compress in TUI gateway command.dispatch (salvage #60644)

    merged to main

    files: tui_gateway/server.py

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    • tui_gateway/server.py
      @@ -11428,6 +11428,8 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
         "moa",
         "undo",
         "learn",
+        "compress",
+        "compact",
     }
 )
 
@@ -12013,6 +12015,72 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
                 },
             )
 
+    if name in {"compress", "compact"}:
+        if not session:
+            return _err(rid, 4001, "no active session to compress")
+        if session.get("running"):
+            return _err(
+                rid, 4009, "session busy — /interrupt the current turn before /compress"
+            )
+        sid = params.get("session_id", "")
+        try:
+            from agent.manual_compression_feedback import summarize_manual_compression
+            from agent.model_metadata import estimate_request_tokens_rough
+
+            with session["history_lock"]:
+                before_messages = list(session.get("history", []))
+                history_version = int(session.get("history_version", 0))
+            before_count = len(before_messages)
+            _agent = session["agent"]
+            _sys_prompt = getattr(_agent, "_cached_system_prompt", "") or ""
+            _tools = getattr(_agent, "tools", None) or None
+            before_tokens = (
+                estimate_request_tokens_rough(
+                    before_messages, system_prompt=_sys_prompt, tools=_tools
+                )
+                if before_count
+                else 0
+            )
+            removed, usage = _compress_session_history(
+                session,
+                arg.strip() or None,
+                approx_tokens=[redacted:secret-assignment]
+                before_messages=before_messages,
+                history_version=history_version,
+            )
+            with session["history_lock"]:
+                after_messages = list(session.get("history", []))
+            after_count = len(after_messages)
+            _sys_prompt_after = (
+                getattr(_agent, "_cached_system_prompt", "") or _sys_prompt
+            )
+            _tools_after = getattr(_agent, "tools", None) or _tools
+            after_tokens = (
+                estimate_request_tokens_rough(
+                    after_messages,
+                    system_prompt=_sys_prompt_after,
+                    tools=_tools_after,
+                )
+                if after_count
+                else 0
+            )
+            _sync_session_key_after_compress(sid, session)
+            summary = summarize_manual_compression(
+                before_messages, after_messages, before_tokens, after_tokens
+            )
+            _emit("session.info", sid, _session_info(session.get("agent"), session))
+            return _ok(
+                rid,
+                {
+                    "type": "exec",
+                    "output": "\n".join(
+                        filter(None, [summary["headline"], summary["token_line"], summary.get("note")])
+                    ),
+                },
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:
+            return _err(rid, 5009, f"compress failed: {exc}")
+
     return _err(rid, 4018, f"not a quick/plugin/skill command: {name}")

  • #68229 fix(desktop): salvage /compress cluster — session.compress RPC + dedicated RPC routing

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/slash.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/utils.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/utils.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-git.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-git.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.ts, apps/shared/src/json-rpc-gateway.ts, tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py, tests/tui_gateway/test_compute_host_phase1.py, tui_gateway/compute_host.py, tui_gateway/host_supervisor.py, tui_gateway/server.py

7 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 3 · closed without comment 1 · done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1 · stale or abandoned 1

  • #44462 fix(desktop): route /compress via session.compress and stop masking slash.exec errors behind "not a quick/plugin/skill command" · stale or abandoned → #44456
  • #44464 fix(tui-gateway): route /compress through command.dispatch for Desktop/TUI · superseded by another PR → #44462
  • #44554 fix(tui): route /compress command to session.compress handler (#44456) · superseded by another PR → #44462, #44456
  • #53664 fix(desktop): route /compress through session.rpc (superseded) · closed without comment
  • #60644 fix(desktop): register /compress command in TUI gateway dispatch so Desktop can invoke it · merged via another change → #60921, #60834, #60603
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  • #60834 fix(tui): route /compress through command.dispatch with server-side compression · superseded by another PR → #60644, #60603
  • #69545 fix(desktop): salvage /compress cluster — session.compress RPC + dedicated-RPC routing · done elsewhere → 41e00dc, #68229
Closed issues · 4
  • Closed#44456[Bug]: Desktop /compress returns "not a quick/plugin/skill command: compress" — TUI command.dispatch doesn't redirect built-ins to slash.exec
  • Closed#46556Desktop GUI: /compress command not recognized (routed to quick/plugin/skill handler)
  • Closed#60603[Bug]: When using Hermes Desktop, if you want to actively compress the context during a conversation, you can use the '/compress' command, but it will display '/compress·error: not a quick/plugin/skill command: compress'
  • Closed#60705Desktop: /compress fails with 'not a quick/plugin/skill command: compress'
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  • Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
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Subsystem
apps/desktop
Merged PRs
#60921, #68229
Closed issues
4
Attempts
7 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked
22 Jul 2026

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