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Persist protect_first_n decay across gateway restarts

Cluster 57814 · agent. Data as of 2026-10-28 11:56 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #69342 on 22 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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One bug report says protect_first_n decay state is held only in memory, so a gateway restart may re-protect old compaction summaries and let the head grow. Two fix-oriented pull requests appear to address decaying head or summary protection after a restart when a persisted summary exists.

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#69342 fix(compression): decay head protection after restart when a persisted summary exists

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files: agent/context_compressor.py, tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py, tests/agent/test_context_compressor_summary_continuity.py

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

#57835 fix(agent): decay protected summaries after restart · merged via another change → 76e17bc, #69342

Closed issues · 1

Closed#57814[Bug]: protect_first_n decay state is in-memory — a gateway restart re-protects old compaction summaries, head grows unboundedly

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Subsystem: agent
Merged PRs: #69342
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 22 Jul 2026

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