fix(sessions): surface compression tips in session lists and resume lookups (#12960)

After a conversation gets compressed, run_agent's _compress_context ends
the parent session and creates a continuation child with the same logical
conversation. Every list affordance in the codebase (list_sessions_rich
with its default include_children=False, plus the CLI/TUI/gateway/ACP
surfaces on top of it) hid those children, and resume-by-ID on the old
root landed on a dead parent with no messages.

Fix: lineage-aware projection on the read path.

- hermes_state.py::get_compression_tip(session_id) — walk the chain
  forward using parent.end_reason='compression' AND
  child.started_at >= parent.ended_at. The timing guard separates
  compression continuations from delegate subagents (which were created
  while the parent was still live) without needing a schema migration.
- hermes_state.py::list_sessions_rich — new project_compression_tips
  flag (default True). For each compressed root in the result, replace
  surfaced fields (id, ended_at, end_reason, message_count,
  tool_call_count, title, last_active, preview, model, system_prompt)
  with the tip's values. Preserve the root's started_at so chronological
  ordering stays stable. Projected rows carry _lineage_root_id for
  downstream consumers. Pass False to get raw roots (admin/debug).
- hermes_cli/main.py::_resolve_session_by_name_or_id — project forward
  after ID/title resolution, so users who remember an old root ID (from
  notes, or from exit summaries produced before the sibling Bug 1 fix)
  land on the live tip.

All downstream callers of list_sessions_rich benefit automatically:
- cli.py _list_recent_sessions (/resume, show_history affordance)
- hermes_cli/main.py sessions list / sessions browse
- tui_gateway session.list picker
- gateway/run.py /resume titled session listing
- tools/session_search_tool.py
- acp_adapter/session.py

Tests: 7 new in TestCompressionChainProjection covering full-chain walks,
delegate-child exclusion, tip surfacing with lineage tracking, raw-root
mode, chronological ordering, and broken-chain graceful fallback.

Verified live: ran a real _compress_context on a live Gemini-backed
session, confirmed the DB split, then verified
- db.list_sessions_rich surfaces tip with _lineage_root_id set
- hermes sessions list shows the tip, not the ended parent
- _resolve_session_by_name_or_id(old_root_id) -> tip_id
- _resolve_last_session -> tip_id

Addresses #10373.
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@ -723,6 +723,42 @@ class SessionDB:
return f"{base} #{max_num + 1}"
def get_compression_tip(self, session_id: str) -> Optional[str]:
"""Walk the compression-continuation chain forward and return the tip.
A compression continuation is a child session where:
1. The parent's ``end_reason = 'compression'``
2. The child was created AFTER the parent was ended (started_at >= ended_at)
The second condition distinguishes compression continuations from
delegate subagents or branch children, which can also have a
``parent_session_id`` but were created while the parent was still live.
Returns the session_id of the latest continuation in the chain, or the
input ``session_id`` if it isn't part of a compression chain (or if the
input itself doesn't exist).
"""
current = session_id
# Bound the walk defensively — compression chains this deep are
# pathological and shouldn't happen in practice. 100 = plenty.
for _ in range(100):
with self._lock:
cursor = self._conn.execute(
"SELECT id FROM sessions "
"WHERE parent_session_id = ? "
" AND started_at >= ("
" SELECT ended_at FROM sessions "
" WHERE id = ? AND end_reason = 'compression'"
" ) "
"ORDER BY started_at DESC LIMIT 1",
(current, current),
)
row = cursor.fetchone()
if row is None:
return current
current = row["id"]
return current
def list_sessions_rich(
self,
source: str = None,
@ -730,6 +766,7 @@ class SessionDB:
limit: int = 20,
offset: int = 0,
include_children: bool = False,
project_compression_tips: bool = True,
) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""List sessions with preview (first user message) and last active timestamp.
@ -741,6 +778,14 @@ class SessionDB:
By default, child sessions (subagent runs, compression continuations)
are excluded. Pass ``include_children=True`` to include them.
With ``project_compression_tips=True`` (default), sessions that are
roots of compression chains are projected forward to their latest
continuation one logical conversation = one list entry, showing the
live continuation's id/message_count/title/last_active. This prevents
compressed continuations from being invisible to users while keeping
delegate subagents and branches hidden. Pass ``False`` to return the
raw root rows (useful for admin/debug UIs).
"""
where_clauses = []
params = []
@ -791,8 +836,77 @@ class SessionDB:
s["preview"] = ""
sessions.append(s)
# Project compression roots forward to their tips. Each row whose
# end_reason is 'compression' has a continuation child; replace the
# surfaced fields (id, message_count, title, last_active, ended_at,
# end_reason, preview) with the tip's values so the list entry acts
# as the live conversation. Keep the root's started_at to preserve
# chronological ordering by original conversation start.
if project_compression_tips and not include_children:
projected = []
for s in sessions:
if s.get("end_reason") != "compression":
projected.append(s)
continue
tip_id = self.get_compression_tip(s["id"])
if tip_id == s["id"]:
projected.append(s)
continue
tip_row = self._get_session_rich_row(tip_id)
if not tip_row:
projected.append(s)
continue
# Preserve the root's started_at for stable sort order, but
# surface the tip's identity and activity data.
merged = dict(s)
for key in (
"id", "ended_at", "end_reason", "message_count",
"tool_call_count", "title", "last_active", "preview",
"model", "system_prompt",
):
if key in tip_row:
merged[key] = tip_row[key]
merged["_lineage_root_id"] = s["id"]
projected.append(merged)
sessions = projected
return sessions
def _get_session_rich_row(self, session_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Fetch a single session with the same enriched columns as
``list_sessions_rich`` (preview + last_active). Returns None if the
session doesn't exist.
"""
query = """
SELECT s.*,
COALESCE(
(SELECT SUBSTR(REPLACE(REPLACE(m.content, X'0A', ' '), X'0D', ' '), 1, 63)
FROM messages m
WHERE m.session_id = s.id AND m.role = 'user' AND m.content IS NOT NULL
ORDER BY m.timestamp, m.id LIMIT 1),
''
) AS _preview_raw,
COALESCE(
(SELECT MAX(m2.timestamp) FROM messages m2 WHERE m2.session_id = s.id),
s.started_at
) AS last_active
FROM sessions s
WHERE s.id = ?
"""
with self._lock:
cursor = self._conn.execute(query, (session_id,))
row = cursor.fetchone()
if not row:
return None
s = dict(row)
raw = s.pop("_preview_raw", "").strip()
if raw:
text = raw[:60]
s["preview"] = text + ("..." if len(raw) > 60 else "")
else:
s["preview"] = ""
return s
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