odysseus-dev/odysseus · error · HTTPException

Failed to save compacted history

Error message

Failed to save compacted history

What it means

Error "Failed to save compacted history" thrown in odysseus-dev/odysseus.

Source

Thrown at routes/session_routes.py:1035

                headers=headers,
                timeout=60,
            )
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error("Manual compaction failed: %s", e)
            raise HTTPException(500, "Compaction failed")

        summary_msg = ChatMessage(
            role="system",
            content=f"[Conversation summary]\n{summary}",
            metadata={
                "compacted": True,
                "summarized_count": len(older),
                "timestamp": utcnow_naive().isoformat(),
            },
        )
        new_history = [summary_msg] + recent
        if not session_manager.replace_messages(session_id, new_history):
            raise HTTPException(500, "Failed to save compacted history")

        return {
            "ok": True,
            "summarized": len(older),
            "kept": len(recent),
            "message_count": len(new_history),
        }

    @router.post("/sessions/auto-sort")
    def auto_sort_sessions(request: Request, skip_llm: bool = False):
        """Use AI to categorize all sessions into folders.

        Phase 1 deletes empty/throwaway sessions and Phase 2 asks the LLM
        to assign folders. When `skip_llm=true` the endpoint returns
        after Phase 1 — used by the "Tidy (no AI)" UI affordance so
        users can clean junk without spending tokens.
        """
        from src.llm_core import llm_call

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Solutions

1. Check disk space and storage permissions, then retry.
2. Review server logs for the history save error.

When it happens

Trigger: Triggered when the corresponding server-side validation or runtime check at the recorded location rejects the request or operation and returns this error message to the caller.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of odysseus-dev/odysseus@f9235ebbf1 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3bd14d7bddcda0c4. Report an issue: GitHub.