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ACP session capabilities missing from initialize response

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #6985 on 10 Apr 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug was identified where ACP session load and resume capabilities were not being declared in the initialize response. Related fixes address declaring these capabilities correctly.

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  • #6985 fix(acp): declare session load and resume capabilities in initialize response

    merged to main

    files: acp_adapter/server.py, tests/acp/test_server.py

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    • acp_adapter/server.py
      @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
           SessionCapabilities,
           SessionForkCapabilities,
           SessionListCapabilities,
      +    SessionResumeCapabilities,
           SessionInfo,
           TextContentBlock,
           UnstructuredCommandInput,
      @@ -245,9 +246,11 @@ async def initialize(
                   protocol_version=acp.PROTOCOL_VERSION,
                   agent_info=Implementation(name="hermes-agent", version=HERMES_VERSION),
                   agent_capabilities=AgentCapabilities(
      +                load_session=True,
                       session_capabilities=SessionCapabilities(
                           fork=SessionForkCapabilities(),
                           list=SessionListCapabilities(),
      +                    resume=SessionResumeCapabilities(),
                       ),
                   ),
                   auth_methods=auth_methods,
    • tests/acp/test_server.py
      @@ -68,9 +68,22 @@ async def test_initialize_returns_capabilities(self, agent):
               resp = await agent.initialize(protocol_version=1)
               caps = resp.agent_capabilities
               assert isinstance(caps, AgentCapabilities)
      +        assert caps.load_session is True
               assert caps.session_capabilities is not None
               assert caps.session_capabilities.fork is not None
               assert caps.session_capabilities.list is not None
      +        assert caps.session_capabilities.resume is not None
      +
      +    @pytest.mark.asyncio
      +    async def test_initialize_capabilities_wire_format(self, agent):
      +        """Verify the JSON wire format uses correct aliases so ACP clients see the right keys."""
      +        resp = await agent.initialize(protocol_version=1)
      +        payload = resp.agent_capabilities.model_dump(by_alias=True, exclude_none=True)
      +        assert payload["loadSession"] is True
      +        session_caps = payload["sessionCapabilities"]
      +        assert "fork" in session_caps
      +        assert "list" in session_caps
      +        assert "resume" in session_caps
       
       
       # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

  • #6970 fix(acp): declare session resume capability in initialize response · superseded by another PR → #6985
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  • Closed#6633[Bug]: ACP session load/resume capabilities not declared in initialize response
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