NousResearch/hermes-agent

Anti-thrash breaker misfiring on short sessions

Cluster 93022. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #93394 on 24 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where sessions too short to compress incorrectly trip the anti-thrashing breaker, permanently disabling auto-compaction. The group includes a reproduction report, a fix, and a salvage follow-up.

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#93394 Short sessions no longer permanently disable auto-compaction (#93022, salvage #93093)

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files: agent/context_compressor.py, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], tests/agent/test_compaction_anti_thrash.py, tests/agent/test_compression_anti_thrash_persistence.py, tests/agent/test_context_compressor_structural_backoff.py, tests/agent/test_context_compressor_summary_continuity.py, tests/run_agent/test_infinite_compaction_loop.py

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

#93093 fix(compression): structural no-ops defer retries instead of striking the anti-thrash breaker · merged via another change → ac83bb0, #93394

Closed issues · 1

Closed#93022Anti-thrashing breaker trips on sessions too short to compress, permanently disabling compaction (repro on v0.20.5)

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Merged PRs: #93394
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 24 Aug 2026

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