feat: add pre-compaction memory flush

CHANGELOG.md

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 ## 2026.1.11
 
+### Highlights
+- Plugins are now first-class: loader + CLI management, plus the new Voice Call plugin.
+- Config: modular `$include` support for split config files. (#731) — thanks @pasogott.
+- Agents/Pi: reserve compaction headroom so pre-compaction memory writes can run before auto-compaction.
+- Agents: automatic pre-compaction memory flush turn to store durable memories before compaction.
+
 ### Changes
 - CLI: simplify configure section selection (single-select with optional add-more).
 - Onboarding/CLI: group model/auth choice by provider and label Z.AI as GLM 4.7.
@@ -12,21 +18,26 @@
 - Docs: add beginner-friendly plugin quick start + expand Voice Call plugin docs.
 - Tests: add Docker plugin loader + tgz-install smoke test.
 - Tests: extend Docker plugin E2E to cover installing from local folders (`plugins.load.paths`) and `file:` npm specs.
+- Tests: add coverage for pre-compaction memory flush settings.
 - Agents/Tools: add `apply_patch` tool for multi-file edits (experimental; gated by tools.exec.applyPatch; OpenAI-only).
 - Agents/Tools: rename the bash tool to exec (config alias maintained). (#748) — thanks @myfunc.
+- Agents: add pre-compaction memory flush config (`agents.defaults.compaction.*`) with a soft threshold + system prompt.
 - Config: add `$include` directive for modular config files. (#731) — thanks @pasogott.
 - Build: set pnpm minimum release age to 2880 minutes (2 days). (#718) — thanks @dan-dr.
 - macOS: prompt to install the global `clawdbot` CLI when missing in local mode; install via `clawd.bot/install-cli.sh` (no onboarding) and use external launchd/CLI instead of the embedded gateway runtime.
 - Docs: add gog calendar event color IDs from `gog calendar colors`. (#715) — thanks @mjrussell.
+- Cron/CLI: add `--model` flag to cron add/edit commands. (#711) — thanks @mjrussell.
 - Cron/CLI: trim model overrides on cron edits and document main-session guidance. (#711) — thanks @mjrussell.
 - Skills: bundle `skill-creator` to guide creating and packaging skills.
-- Discord: expose channel/category management actions in the message tool. (#730) — thanks @NicholasSpisak
+- Providers: add per-DM history limit overrides (`dmHistoryLimit`) with provider-level config. (#728) — thanks @pkrmf.
+- Discord: expose channel/category management actions in the message tool. (#730) — thanks @NicholasSpisak.
 - Docs: rename README “macOS app” section to “Apps”. (#733) — thanks @AbhisekBasu1.
 - Gateway: require `client.id` in WebSocket connect params; use `client.instanceId` for presence de-dupe; update docs/tests.
 - macOS: remove the attach-only gateway setting; local mode now always manages launchd while still attaching to an existing gateway if present.
 
 ### Installer
 - Postinstall: replace `git apply` with builtin JS patcher (works npm/pnpm/bun; no git dependency) plus regression tests.
+- Postinstall: skip pnpm patch fallback when the new patcher is active.
 - Installer tests: add root+non-root docker smokes, CI workflow to fetch clawd.bot scripts and run install sh/cli with onboarding skipped.
 - Installer UX: support `CLAWDBOT_NO_ONBOARD=1` for non-interactive installs; fix npm prefix on Linux and auto-install git.
 - Installer UX: add `install.sh --help` with flags/env and git install hint.
@@ -34,21 +45,31 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 - Models/Onboarding: configure MiniMax (minimax.io) via Anthropic-compatible `/anthropic` endpoint by default (keep `minimax-api` as a legacy alias).
-- Gateway/WebChat: include handshake validation details in the WebSocket close reason for easier debugging.
+- Gateway/WebChat: include handshake validation details in the WebSocket close reason for easier debugging; preserve close codes.
 - Gateway/Auth: send invalid connect responses before closing the handshake; stabilize invalid-connect auth test.
+- Gateway: tighten gateway listener detection.
+- Control UI: hide onboarding chat when configured and guard the mobile chat sidebar overlay.
+- Auth: read Codex keychain credentials and make the lookup platform-aware.
+- macOS/Release: avoid bundling dist artifacts in relay builds and generate appcasts from zip-only sources.
 - Doctor: surface plugin diagnostics in the report.
-- Plugins: treat `plugins.load.paths` directory entries as package roots when they contain `package.json` + `clawdbot.extensions`.
-- Config: expand `~` in `CLAWDBOT_CONFIG_PATH` and common path-like config fields (including `plugins.load.paths`).
+- Plugins: treat `plugins.load.paths` directory entries as package roots when they contain `package.json` + `clawdbot.extensions`; load plugin packages from config dirs; extract archives without system tar.
+- Config: expand `~` in `CLAWDBOT_CONFIG_PATH` and common path-like config fields (including `plugins.load.paths`); guard invalid `$include` paths. (#731) — thanks @pasogott.
 - Agents: stop pre-creating session transcripts so first user messages persist in JSONL history.
 - Auto-reply: align `/think` default display with model reasoning defaults. (#751) — thanks @gabriel-trigo.
 - Auto-reply: flush block reply buffers on tool boundaries. (#750) — thanks @sebslight.
+- Heartbeat: refresh prompt text for updated defaults.
+- Agents/Tools: use PowerShell on Windows to capture system utility output. (#748) — thanks @myfunc.
 - Docker: tolerate unset optional env vars in docker-setup.sh under strict mode. (#725) — thanks @petradonka.
 - CLI/Update: preserve base environment when passing overrides to update subprocesses. (#713) — thanks @danielz1z.
 - Agents: treat message tool errors as failures so fallback replies still send; require `to` + `message` for `action=send`. (#717) — thanks @theglove44.
+- Agents: preserve reasoning items on tool-only turns.
+- Agents/Subagents: wait for completion before announcing, align wait timeout with run timeout, and make announce prompts more emphatic.
 - Agents: route subagent transcripts to the target agent sessions directory and add regression coverage. (#708) — thanks @xMikeMickelson.
 - Agents/Tools: preserve action enums when flattening tool schemas. (#708) — thanks @xMikeMickelson.
 - Gateway/Agents: canonicalize main session aliases for store writes and add regression coverage. (#709) — thanks @xMikeMickelson.
 - Agents: reset sessions and retry when auto-compaction overflows instead of crashing the gateway.
+- Providers/Telegram: normalize command mentions for consistent parsing. (#729) — thanks @obviyus.
+- Providers: skip DM history limit handling for non-DM sessions. (#728) — thanks @pkrmf.
 - Sandbox: fix non-main mode incorrectly sandboxing the main DM session and align `/status` runtime reporting with effective sandbox state.
 - Sandbox/Gateway: treat `agent:<id>:main` as a main-session alias when `session.mainKey` is customized (backwards compatible).
 
@@ -74,7 +95,6 @@
 - Docker: allow optional home volume + extra bind mounts in `docker-setup.sh`. (#679) — thanks @gabriel-trigo.
 
 ### Fixes
-- Agents/Pi: raise compaction `reserveTokens` floor to 20k to leave enough headroom for pre-compaction “memory write” turns.
 - Auto-reply: suppress draft/typing streaming for `NO_REPLY` (silent system ops) so it doesn’t leak partial output.
 - CLI/Status: expand tables to full terminal width; clarify provider setup vs runtime warnings; richer per-provider detail; token previews in `status` while keeping `status --all` redacted; add troubleshooting link footer; keep log tails pasteable; show gateway auth used when reachable; surface provider runtime errors (Signal/iMessage/Slack); harden `tailscale status --json` parsing; make `status --all` scan progress determinate; and replace the footer with a 3-line “Next steps” recommendation (share/debug/probe).
 - CLI/Gateway: clarify that `clawdbot gateway status` reports RPC health (connect + RPC) and shows RPC failures separately from connect failures.