feat(sessions): add --source flag for third-party session isolation#3255
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feat(sessions): add --source flag for third-party session isolation#3255
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When third-party tools (Paperclip orchestrator, etc.) spawn hermes chat as a subprocess, their sessions pollute user session history and search. - hermes chat --source <tag> (also HERMES_SESSION_SOURCE env var) - exclude_sources parameter on list_sessions_rich() and search_messages() - Sessions with source=tool hidden from sessions list/browse/search - Third-party adapters pass --source tool to isolate agent sessions Cherry-picked from PR #3208 by HenkDz.
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…ousResearch#3255) When third-party tools (Paperclip orchestrator, etc.) spawn hermes chat as a subprocess, their sessions pollute user session history and search. - hermes chat --source <tag> (also HERMES_SESSION_SOURCE env var) - exclude_sources parameter on list_sessions_rich() and search_messages() - Sessions with source=tool hidden from sessions list/browse/search - Third-party adapters pass --source tool to isolate agent sessions Cherry-picked from PR NousResearch#3208 by HenkDz. Co-authored-by: Henkey <noonou7@gmail.com>
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Summary
Salvage of PR #3208 by @HenkDz (authorship preserved).
When third-party orchestrators like Paperclip spawn
hermes chatas a subprocess, their agent sessions pollute the user's CLI session history,hermes sessions list,hermes sessions browse, andsession_searchresults.Changes
hermes chat --source <tag>: New CLI flag (alsoHERMES_SESSION_SOURCEenv var)hermes_state.py:exclude_sourcesparameter onlist_sessions_rich()andsearch_messages()session_search_tool.py:_HIDDEN_SESSION_SOURCESconstant; recent sessions and FTS5 search excludesource=toolby defaulthermes_cli/main.py:sessions listandsessions browseexclude tool sessions by defaultcli.py+run_agent.py: ReadHERMES_SESSION_SOURCEenv var, falling back tocliFollow-up fixes
--source tool+exclude_sources=["tool"]produced contradictory SQL returning zero results. Fixed by skipping exclusion when--sourceis explicitly provided.getattrguard forargs.source— not all session subcommands (delete,prune) define this attribute.exclude_sourceson both DB methods and the_HIDDEN_SESSION_SOURCESconstant.Usage
6232 tests pass.