# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Compression tip sessions visibility when root archived

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #55588: Compression chain sessions disappear from sidebar when root is archived
- PR #55596: fix(state): surface live compression tip when root is archived (#55588)

These issues and fixes address compression chain sessions disappearing or not surfacing correctly in session lists, sidebar, and resume lookups when the root session is archived. The work focuses on ensuring active compression tips remain visible in these contexts.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #55588: Compression chain sessions disappear from sidebar when root is archived

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#55596: fix(state): surface live compression tip when root is archived (#55588)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#55588`
  - files: `hermes_state.py`, `tests/test_hermes_state.py`
- **#56880: fix(sessions): show active compression tips from archived roots**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#55596`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`