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feat(checkpoints): auto-prune orphan and stale shadow repos at startup (#16303)
Every working dir hermes ever touches gets its own shadow git repo under
~/.hermes/checkpoints/{sha256(abs_dir)[:16]}/.  The per-repo _prune is a
no-op (comment in CheckpointManager._prune says so), so abandoned repos
from deleted/moved projects or one-off tmp dirs pile up forever.  Field
reports put the typical offender at 1000+ repos / ~12 GB on active
contributor machines.

Adds an opt-in startup sweep that mirrors the sessions.auto_prune
pattern from #13861 / #16286:

- tools/checkpoint_manager.py: new prune_checkpoints() and
  maybe_auto_prune_checkpoints() helpers.  Deletes shadow repos that
  are orphan (HERMES_WORKDIR marker points to a path that no longer
  exists) or stale (newest in-repo mtime older than retention_days).
  Idempotent via a CHECKPOINT_BASE/.last_prune marker file so it only
  runs once per min_interval_hours regardless of how many hermes
  processes start up.
- hermes_cli/config.py: new checkpoints.auto_prune /
  retention_days / delete_orphans / min_interval_hours knobs.
  Default auto_prune: false so users who rely on /rollback against
  long-ago sessions never lose data silently.
- cli.py / gateway/run.py: startup hooks gated on checkpoints.auto_prune,
  called right next to the existing state.db maintenance block.
- Docs updated with the new config knobs.
- 11 regression tests: orphan/stale deletion, precedence, byte-freed
  tracking, non-shadow dir skip, interval gating, corrupt marker
  recovery.

Refs #3015 (session-file disk growth was fixed in #16286; this covers
the checkpoint side noted out-of-scope there).
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features feat(browser): auto-spawn local Chromium for LAN/localhost URLs in cloud mode (#16136) 2026-04-26 09:57:58 -07:00
messaging yuanbao platform (#16298) 2026-04-26 18:50:49 -07:00
skills refactor: /btw is now an alias for /background (#16053) 2026-04-26 07:11:08 -07:00
_category_.json feat: add documentation website (Docusaurus) 2026-03-05 05:24:55 -08:00
checkpoints-and-rollback.md feat(checkpoints): auto-prune orphan and stale shadow repos at startup (#16303) 2026-04-26 19:05:52 -07:00
cli.md feat(busy): add 'steer' as a third display.busy_input_mode option (#16279) 2026-04-26 18:21:29 -07:00
configuration.md feat(telegram): send fresh finals for stale preview streams (port openclaw#72038) (#16261) 2026-04-26 17:26:37 -07:00
docker.md Update Docker guide with terminal command 2026-04-23 02:02:49 -07:00
git-worktrees.md docs: restructure site navigation — promote features and platforms to top-level (#4116) 2026-03-30 18:39:51 -07:00
profiles.md docs: clarify profiles vs workspaces 2026-04-19 02:00:46 -07:00
security.md docs: comprehensive docs audit — cover 13 features from last week's PRs (#5815) 2026-04-07 10:21:03 -07:00
sessions.md fix(gateway): canonicalize WhatsApp identity in session keys 2026-04-24 07:55:55 -07:00
tui.md Revert "feat(onboarding): port first-touch hints to the TUI (#16054)" (#16062) 2026-04-26 06:31:37 -07:00