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2026-10-24-hermes-agent-automatic-session-deletion-returns-to-explicit-opt

Automatic session deletion returns to explicit opt-in. sessions.auto_prune defaults to false again. When the operator has not made an explicit choice, low disk space triggers a retention question on interactive surfaces or the owning gateway home channel. /autoprune on|off|later|status answers it; on/off persist a decision, later snoozes. The default retention period is 90 inactive days for ended sessions; open, pinned, and mid-turn sessions are excluded. Explicit saved configuration still controls an existing installation.

Channel: tagged-release. Half: both. Date: 2026-10-21.

Operator consequence: Set retention policy deliberately for both forensic history and disk capacity. An upgrade changing a default does not erase a previously saved opt-in. The agent can manage routine cleanup after that choice, while the decision to delete history stays with the operator. Keep a separate policy for checkpoint pruning, whose default remains on.

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Run: 2026-10-24-weekly-digest-2026-10-13_2026-10-24-frontier-v0

Finding ID: 2026-10-24-hermes-agent-automatic-session-deletion-returns-to-explicit-opt

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  1. Hermes Agent
    commit2026-10-24-hermes-agent-automatic-session-deletion-returns-to-explicit-optgithub.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/968c87f6bc28de96a84763e0004e8b07f85f4e1btagged commit file2026-10-24-hermes-agent-automatic-session-deletion-returns-to-explicit-optNousResearch/hermes-agent / hermes_cli/config_defaults.py#L2276-L2305tagged commit file2026-10-24-hermes-agent-automatic-session-deletion-returns-to-explicit-optNousResearch/hermes-agent / hermes_cli/prune_advisor.py

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