NousResearch/hermes-agent

WAL checkpoint mode: PASSIVE vs TRUNCATE on close

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #84881 on 13 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These members concern the use of TRUNCATE instead of PASSIVE checkpoint mode when closing or vacuuming a shared-DB WAL, including a reported recurrence on the shutdown path and corresponding fixes.

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  • #84881 fix(state): PASSIVE not TRUNCATE for all shared-DB WAL checkpoints

    merged to main

    files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/kanban_db.py, hermes_state.py, hermes_state_search.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_db_repair.py, tests/test_hermes_state.py, tests/test_wal_checkpoint_strategy.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

  • #80346 fix(session): use PASSIVE wal checkpoint on close and pre-VACUUM · superseded by another PR → #84277, #80255
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#80255close() still uses TRUNCATE checkpoint — #45383 recurs on the shutdown path
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