# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix reference-only compaction handoff turn regression

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a regression where a reference-only compaction handoff could incorrectly become the active turn and resume already-completed work. The group includes the bug report and two related fix attempts targeting the same issue.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #81070. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #81070 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-81070`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `1.00`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #80622: Regression: reference-only compaction handoff can become the active turn and resume completed work

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#81070: fix(agent): stop reference-only compaction handoff from becoming the active turn (salvage #80696, fixes #80622)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/context_compressor.py`, `agent/conversation_loop.py`, `agent/turn_context.py`, `cli.py`, `gateway/slash_commands.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_agent_setup_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/cli_commands_mixin.py`, `hermes_state_search.py`, `run_agent.py`, `tests/agent/test_micro_compaction.py`, `tests/agent/test_reference_handoff_active_turn.py`, `tests/agent/test_resume_stale_active_task.py`, `tests/agent/test_summary_prefix_semantics.py`, `tests/test_list_recent_user_messages_handoffs.py`, `tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py`, `tui_gateway/methods_session.py`, `tui_gateway/methods_tools.py`
- **#80696: fix(agent): stop reference-only compaction handoff from becoming the active turn**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#81070`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #81070 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-07`.