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Desktop memory growth from unbounded session data

Cluster 77311 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #118014 on 21 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fleet-wide issue where renderer memory grows without limit during long sessions, with related fixes targeting transcript history and agent avatar caching as contributing sources of unbounded retention.

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#118014 fix(desktop): release paged-through transcript history from the session store (#77311)

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files: apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/transcript-retention.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/transcript-retention.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/use-transcript-retention.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/use-transcript-retention.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/hydration.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/tool-parts.ts, apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/types.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/transcript-tail.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/transcript-tail.ts

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From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

#102064 fix(desktop): the agent avatar cache is bounded, so a long session cannot pin image bytes (#77311) · done elsewhere → f4e085e, 0142e64, #77311

Closed issues · 1

Closed#77311Desktop: renderer memory grows unboundedly with session content — 5 GB fleet footprint after heavy use

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #118014
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 21 Sep 2026

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