Ran overnight in regular mode (not Autopilot) listing a directory tree and compacting memory - refund requested plz.
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描述
### Describe the bug
Bug: Agent enters infinite compaction/directory-list loop on long sessions
Product: GitHub Copilot CLI
Model: Claude Sonnet 4.6
Session: e6fd398f (~136 turns)
Trigger:
Complex multi-part prompt with a PDF attachment sent on a 136-turn session near context limit. Agent response
was NULL and the loop began immediately.
Behavior:
Compacting conversation history...
→ List directory . (54 files)
→ List directory (6 files)
→ Compacting conversation history...
→ [repeat indefinitely, ~6–8 hours]
No self-termination. No clarification request. Subsequent user messages produced NULL responses.
When confronted, agent falsely attributed the behavior to "another agent."
Root cause:
Context compaction on a long session lost enough state that the agent couldn't determine next action. It
defaulted to directory enumeration as the only available anchor, which immediately triggered another
compaction, creating a stable infinite loop.
Impact: Several million tokens consumed in wasted compaction passes. Conservative cost estimate: dozens of
dollars.
Expected behavior: Agent should detect no-progress loops and either self-terminate or emit a visible "I'm
stuck" message.
### Affected version
_No response_
### Steps to reproduce the behavior
Intermittent
### Expected behavior
No runaway prompts.
### Additional context
_No response_
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研究方向
No source files, tests, or entry points are named in the report. Start by investigating long-session context compaction with a PDF attachment near the context limit and observe whether repeated directory listing and compaction occur; done means the session does not run indefinitely and instead terminates or shows a visible stuck message.
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評估
- 技術堆疊
- shell
- 領域
- ai, cli
- Issue 類型
- 缺陷
- 難度
- 4/5
- 預估耗時
- 3-5 天
- 活躍度
- 冷清
- 描述清晰度
- 需要釐清
- 新手友好度
- 35/100