NousResearch/hermes-agent

Compression loop stall and timeout fixes

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #99710 on 31 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes address a bug where context compression enters an infinite or stuck loop, particularly when a stale lock is reclaimed or a preflight compression stalls, with changes aimed at preventing re-entry and enforcing timeouts.

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  • #98424 fix(context): fail closed when preflight compression stalls

    merged to main

    files: agent/auxiliary_client.py, agent/turn_context.py, run_agent.py, tests/agent/test_aux_progress_streaming.py, tests/agent/test_compress_context_progress_timeout.py, tests/agent/test_preflight_compression_timeout_fail_closed.py, tests/agent/test_turn_context.py

  • #99710 fix(agent): stop compression retries after host timeout (salvage #98741)

    merged to main

    files: agent/conversation_compression.py, agent/conversation_loop.py, agent/turn_context.py, run_agent.py, tests/agent/test_compress_context_progress_timeout.py, tests/run_agent/test_compression_timeout_terminal.py

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #98741 fix(agent): stop long sessions from re-entering compression after timeout · merged via another change → #99710, #98424, #97488
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#98722Runtime bug: continuous "Summarizing thread" loop — stale compression lock reclaimed, compression makes no progress for 600s, never escapes
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31 Aug 2026

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