MoonshotAI / MoonshotAI/kimi-cli

[Bug] compaction.unable error when reviewing project with local Ollama model

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Description

What version of Kimi Code CLI is running?

0.11.0

Which open platform/subscription were you using?

Kimi Code

Which model were you using?

Local Ollama

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.8.0-117-generic x86_64 x86_64

What issue are you seeing?

Asked the Kimi Code CLI to review project status and after reading 5 files it give the following message:

Error: [compaction.unable] No prefix that can be compacted in current history.
If this persists, run `/export-debug-zip` and share the file with us for diagnosis.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
$ kimi
 
 ╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │                                                                                                                                       │
 │  ▐█▛█▛█▌  Welcome to Kimi Code!                                                                                                       │
 │  ▐█████▌  Send /help for help information.                                                                                            │
 │                                                                                                                                       │
 │  Directory: /mnt/disk1/prj/confback-project                                                                                           │
 │  Session:   session_a2b30b48-f5e8-4b1c-b39b-1a56faa7e77f                                                                              │
 │  Model:     qwen3.6-27b-agentic                                                                                                       │
 │  Version:   0.11.0                                                                                                                    │
 │                                                                                                                                       │
 ╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
 
 
 ✨ Please make a review of a project status                                                                                              
 
 ● The user wants me to review the project status. Let me start by reading the AGENTS.md file and the project rules to understand the     
   project, then explore the codebase to assess its current state.                                                                        
 
 ● Read 5 files · 630 lines                                                                                                               
   ├─ AGENTS.md · 7 lines                                                                                                                 
   ├─ README.md · 269 lines                                                                                                               
   ├─ .rules/00-project-overview.md · 73 lines                                                                                            
   ├─ .rules/20-workflow.md · 147 lines                                                                                                   
   └─ docs/BACKLOG.md · 134 lines                                                                                                         
   Error: [compaction.unable] No prefix that can be compacted in current history.                                                         
   If this persists, run `/export-debug-zip` and share the file with us for diagnosis. Please don't share it publicly.                    
What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

session_a2b30b48-f5e8-4b1c-b39b-1a56faa7e77f.zip

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with Kimi Code CLI 0.11.0, a local Ollama model, and the project-status review prompt. Inspect the attached session debug zip and follow the compaction.unable path after the five listed files are read. Done means the review proceeds without this error and the behavior is covered by a regression test.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
ollama, python
Domain
ai, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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