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#9012: fix(memory): resilient flush for large sessions [AI-assisted]

by cheenu1092-oss open 2026-02-04 19:05 View on GitHub →
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## Summary Fixes #8932 - Memory flush fails with 'Summary unavailable' on large sessions (context overflow) ### Problem When sessions grow large, the summarization step exceeds model context limits, causing the flush to fail silently with 'Summary unavailable'. ### Solution 1. **Token budget awareness** - Check available context before summarizing: - `wouldExceedContextBudget()` helper function - Validates each chunk against available budget 2. **Progressive fallback** - Multiple fallback strategies: - Full summarization (original behavior) - Smaller chunks (half the original chunk size) - Partial summarization (exclude oversized messages) 3. **Configurable chunk size** - `DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE_TOKENS = 8000` ### Files Changed - `src/agents/compaction.ts` (modified) - `src/agents/compaction.test.ts` (modified) - new tests ### Impact - Large sessions no longer fail silently - Progressive degradation ensures something is always saved - Better error messages when chunks exceed budget ### AI Disclosure - [x] AI-assisted (Claude Code via Clawdbot) - [x] Tests included - [x] I understand what the code does <!-- greptile_comment --> <h2>Greptile Overview</h2> <h3>Greptile Summary</h3> This PR strengthens session compaction/summarization against context-window overflows by adding token-budget checks, smaller default chunk sizing, and progressive fallback paths that omit oversized messages and return a more informative last-resort summary. It also updates the Telegram monitor to enforce single-instance startup (debounce + running/starting flags), improves logging context with account IDs, and adds tests covering chunking/summarization fallbacks and Telegram duplicate-start prevention. <h3>Confidence Score: 3/5</h3> - This PR is close to mergeable but has a couple of correctness issues in tests and Telegram instance-state cleanup that should be fixed first. - Score reduced due to (1) unit tests mocking order that likely doesn’t actually mock the imported module and can make tests flaky, and (2) Telegram monitor’s single-instance enforcement can get stuck in `starting=true` on early errors, blocking future starts. Core compaction logic changes look reasonable and are covered by tests once the mocking is corrected. - src/agents/compaction.test.ts, src/telegram/monitor.ts <!-- greptile_other_comments_section --> <!-- /greptile_comment -->

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