openclaw - ✅(Solved) Fix [Bug]: /compact in Control UI (webchat) creates new session instead of compacting [1 pull requests, 1 comments, 2 participants]

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After upgrading to 2026.3.13, /compact in the Control UI now behaves like /new — it creates a fresh session with no context, no summary, no memory flush. All prior conversation is lost.

/compact in the Control UI (webchat) used to work correctly on 2026.2.14 — it would summarize context, do memory flush, and keep the session going with compacted history.

For reference, /compact still works correctly when triggered via Telegram on the same session — so the compaction logic itself is fine, only the Control UI path is broken.

Root Cause

After upgrading to 2026.3.13, /compact in the Control UI now behaves like /new — it creates a fresh session with no context, no summary, no memory flush. All prior conversation is lost.

/compact in the Control UI (webchat) used to work correctly on 2026.2.14 — it would summarize context, do memory flush, and keep the session going with compacted history.

For reference, /compact still works correctly when triggered via Telegram on the same session — so the compaction logic itself is fine, only the Control UI path is broken.

Fix Action

Workaround

Trigger /compact from Telegram on the same session key. Compaction executes correctly there.

Not tested on 2026.3.22/3.23 yet.

PR fix notes

PR #53843: Webchat: handle bare /compact as session compaction

Repository: openclaw/openclaw
Author: scoootscooob
State: closed | merged: True
Link: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/53843

Description (problem / solution / changelog)

Summary

intercept bare /compact in the shared chat UI view model instead of sending it as a normal chat turn
add transport support for sessions.compact in the macOS Control UI transport
cover the new behavior in ChatViewModelTests

Testing

git diff --check
attempted swift test --filter ChatViewModelTests in apps/shared/OpenClawKit, but the host only has Swift 6.0.3 while the package requires tools 6.2.0

Fixes

Fixes #53646

Changed files

apps/ios/Sources/Chat/IOSGatewayChatTransport.swift (modified, +7/-0)
apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/WebChatSwiftUI.swift (modified, +7/-0)
apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawChatUI/ChatTransport.swift (modified, +8/-0)
apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawChatUI/ChatViewModel.swift (modified, +45/-0)
apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Tests/OpenClawKitTests/ChatViewModelTests.swift (modified, +118/-0)

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Summary

After upgrading to 2026.3.13, /compact in the Control UI now behaves like /new — it creates a fresh session with no context, no summary, no memory flush. All prior conversation is lost.

/compact in the Control UI (webchat) used to work correctly on 2026.2.14 — it would summarize context, do memory flush, and keep the session going with compacted history.

For reference, /compact still works correctly when triggered via Telegram on the same session — so the compaction logic itself is fine, only the Control UI path is broken.

Environment

OpenClaw: 2026.3.13 (61d171a)
Previous version (working): 2026.2.14
OS: Windows 11 (x64)
Node: v22.20.0
Gateway: local loopback

Steps to Reproduce

Have a long-running session in Control UI (webchat) with significant context
Type /compact
Observe: new session is created, all prior context gone

Expected Behavior

Compaction: summarize older history, keep recent messages, preserve session continuity (as it worked on 2026.2.14).

Actual Behavior

Creates a new session (new sessionId)
No compaction summary
No memory flush
All prior context lost
Identical to /new or /reset

Workaround

Trigger /compact from Telegram on the same session key. Compaction executes correctly there.

Not tested on 2026.3.22/3.23 yet.

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Fix Plan

To fix the issue with /compact in the Control UI, we need to update the handling of the /compact command to preserve the session context and perform the compaction logic as intended.

Here are the steps:

Check the compact function in the Control UI code to ensure it's calling the correct compaction logic.
Verify that the session ID is being preserved when the /compact command is triggered from the Control UI.
Update the code to handle the /compact command in the Control UI to match the working implementation in the Telegram path.

Example code snippet:

// Assuming a function handleCompact() that performs the compaction logic
app.post('/compact', (req, res) => {
  const sessionId = req.body.sessionId;
  // Preserve the session ID and context
  const session = getSession(sessionId);
  if (session) {
    // Call the compaction logic
    handleCompact(session);
    // Return the compacted session
    res.json({ session: session });
  } else {
    // Handle the case where the session is not found
    res.status(404).json({ error: 'Session not found' });
  }
});

Verification

To verify that the fix worked, follow these steps:

Test the /compact command in the Control UI with a long-running session.
Check that the session context is preserved and the compaction summary is displayed.
Verify that the session ID remains the same after compaction.

Extra Tips

Review the changelog for the 2026.3.13 version to see if there were any changes that might have affected the /compact command.
Test the fix on other versions, such as 2026.3.22 and 2026.3.23, to ensure it works as expected.

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