NousResearch/hermes-agent

CLI session duplication bug on cold resume commands

Cluster 68454 · hermes cli. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #68553 on 22 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes address a bug where using /new, /resume, or /branch immediately after a cold resume causes the persisted transcript to be duplicated. The fix involves passing conversation_history during the flush operation.

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  • #68553 fix(cli): pass conversation_history on /new /resume /branch flush

    merged to main

    files: cli.py, hermes_cli/cli_commands_mixin.py, tests/agent/test_session_rotation_flush_cold_resume_68454.py, tests/cli/test_branch_command.py, tests/cli/test_cli_resume_command.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1

  • #68480 fix(cli): pass conversation_history on /new /resume /branch flush · merged via another change → #68553, #68205
  • #68496 fix(cli): pass conversation_history to prevent session duplication on cold resume (#68454) · done elsewhere → 1c0a578, #68553
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#68454Cold resume + immediate /new, /resume, or /branch duplicates persisted transcript (sibling of #68196)
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Subsystem
hermes cli
Merged PRs
#68553
Closed issues
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2 PRs closed without merging
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22 Jul 2026

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