fix(memory): keep pre-compaction flush prompt out of user transcript (#73380)

vincentkoc · web-flow · commit 7fd9c152d122 · 2026-04-28T01:58:14.000-07:00
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Channels/LINE: persist inbound image, video, audio, and file downloads in `~/.openclaw/media/inbound/` instead of temporary files so agents can still read LINE media after `/tmp` cleanup. Fixes #73370. Thanks @hijirii and @wenxu007.
 - CLI/plugins: keep bundled plugin installs out of `plugins.load.paths` while preserving install records, so install/inspect/doctor loops no longer warn about the current bundled plugin directory. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Cron/Telegram: add `--thread-id` to `openclaw cron add` and `openclaw cron edit`, preserving Telegram forum topic delivery targets across scheduled announcements. Carries forward #51581, #60373, and #60890. Thanks @ChunHao-dev.
+- Memory/compaction: keep pre-compaction memory-flush prompts runtime-only so session transcripts and `chat.history` no longer expose them as normal user turns. Fixes #54408 and #58956; refs #43567. Thanks @markgong and @guoyuhang9.
 - Control UI/WebChat: keep large attachment payloads out of Lit state and optimistic chat messages, using object URL previews plus send-time payload serialization so PDF/image uploads no longer trigger `RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded`. Fixes #73360; refs #54378 and #63432. Thanks @hejunhui-73, @Ansub, and @christianhernandez3-afk.
 - Agents/Anthropic: cancel stalled Anthropic Messages SSE body reads when abort signals fire, so active-memory timeouts release transport resources instead of leaving hidden recall runs parked on `reader.read()`. Refs #72965 and #73120. Thanks @wdeveloper16.
 - Control UI/WebChat: keep pending run and typing state attached to the active client run, so unowned inject/announce/side-result finals no longer unlock unrelated active runs while completed owned runs still clear promptly. Fixes #57795; carries forward the narrow diagnosis from #57887. Thanks @haoyu-haoyu.
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-memory.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-memory.test.ts
@@ -154,10 +154,12 @@ describe("runMemoryFlushIfNeeded", () => {
     expect(runEmbeddedPiAgentMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     const flushCall = runEmbeddedPiAgentMock.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as {
       prompt?: string;
+      transcriptPrompt?: string;
       memoryFlushWritePath?: string;
       silentExpected?: boolean;
     };
     expect(flushCall.prompt).toContain("Pre-compaction memory flush.");
+    expect(flushCall.transcriptPrompt).toBe("");
     expect(flushCall.memoryFlushWritePath).toMatch(/^memory\/\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}\.md$/);
     expect(flushCall.silentExpected).toBe(true);
     expect(refreshQueuedFollowupSessionMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -585,6 +587,7 @@ describe("runMemoryFlushIfNeeded", () => {
 
     const flushCall = runEmbeddedPiAgentMock.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as {
       prompt?: string;
+      transcriptPrompt?: string;
       extraSystemPrompt?: string;
       bootstrapPromptWarningSignaturesSeen?: string[];
       bootstrapPromptWarningSignature?: string;
@@ -594,6 +597,7 @@ describe("runMemoryFlushIfNeeded", () => {
     expect(flushCall.prompt).toContain("Write notes.");
     expect(flushCall.prompt).toContain("NO_REPLY");
     expect(flushCall.prompt).toContain("MEMORY.md");
+    expect(flushCall.transcriptPrompt).toBe("");
     expect(flushCall.extraSystemPrompt).toContain("extra system");
     expect(flushCall.extraSystemPrompt).toContain("Flush memory now.");
     expect(flushCall.memoryFlushWritePath).toBe("memory/2023-11-14.md");
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-memory.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-memory.ts
@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@ export async function runMemoryFlushIfNeeded(params: {
           trigger: "memory",
           memoryFlushWritePath,
           prompt: activeMemoryFlushPlan.prompt,
+          transcriptPrompt: "",
           extraSystemPrompt: flushSystemPrompt,
           bootstrapPromptWarningSignaturesSeen,
           bootstrapPromptWarningSignature:
