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+# Issue 38233 Tracking
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+- Source issue: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/38233
+- Title: [Bug] Compaction timeout still freezes sessions in 2026.3.2 (manual + automatic paths)
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+## Extracted Description
+Compaction timeout failures (manual and automatic) can stall the session lane for long periods and make chats appear frozen; issue requests root-cause handling for timeout recovery and circuit breaking.
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