# NousResearch/hermes-agent · retry and undo broken after compaction carriers

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where /retry and /undo commands incorrectly replay older messages or skip turns when compaction carriers are present. The work focuses on preserving live turns during compaction.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #81234. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #81234 (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-81234`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #81233: \[Bug\]: Composite compaction carriers are skipped by retry and undo

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#81234: fix(agent): preserve live turns in compaction carriers**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py`, `agent/context_compressor.py`, `agent/turn_context.py`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile-actions.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/rewind.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/rewind.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/hydration.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts`, `cli.py`, `gateway/session.py`, `gateway/slash_commands.py`, `hermes_cli/web_routers/sessions.py`, `hermes_state.py`, `run_agent.py`, `tests/agent/test_reference_handoff_active_turn.py`, `tests/cli/test_cli_retry.py`, `tests/gateway/test_retry_replacement.py`, `tests/gateway/test_undo_rewind_session.py` (+11 more)
- **#93784: fix: /retry and /undo no longer replay an older message after compaction (#81233, salvage #81234)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py`, `agent/context_compressor.py`, `agent/turn_context.py`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-tile-actions.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/rewind.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/rewind.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/hydration.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts`, `cli.py`, `gateway/session.py`, `gateway/slash_commands.py`, `hermes_cli/web_routers/sessions.py`, `hermes_state.py`, `run_agent.py`, `tests/agent/test_reference_handoff_active_turn.py`, `tests/cli/test_cli_retry.py`, `tests/gateway/test_retry_replacement.py`, `tests/gateway/test_undo_rewind_session.py` (+11 more)
- **#93680: fix: /retry and /undo no longer replay an older message after compaction (#81233, salvage #81234)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #81234 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-24`.
- Subsystem: `agent`