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fix(profiles): exclude session history, backups, and snapshots from --clone-all (#45246)

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--clone-all copied the source profile's state.db, sessions/, backups/,
state-snapshots/, and checkpoints/ into the new profile. These are
per-profile history: a 49GB copy in practice (15GB snapshots + 11GB
backup archives + 16GB state.db + 6.4GB sessions), and restoring a
copied backup inside the clone would resurrect the SOURCE profile's
state. A clone is a fresh workspace; history stays with the source.

New _CLONE_ALL_HISTORY_EXCLUDE_ROOT set, applied at root level for ANY
source profile (named profiles accumulate the same artifacts), unlike
the default-gated infrastructure excludes. Nested same-name dirs still
copy. Docs and the post-create CLI message updated to match; profile
export / hermes backup remain the full-history paths.
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2026-06-12 15:41:50 -07:00
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website/docs/reference/profile-commands.md
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@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Creates a new profile.
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| `<name>` | Name for the new profile. Must be a valid directory name (alphanumeric, hyphens, underscores). |
| `--clone` | Copy `config.yaml`, `.env`, and `SOUL.md` from the current profile. |
| `--clone-all` | Copy everything (config, memories, skills, sessions, state) from the current profile. |
| `--clone-all` | Copy everything (config, memories, skills, cron, plugins) from the current profile. Excludes per-profile history: sessions, `state.db`, backups, state-snapshots, checkpoints. |
| `--clone-from <profile>` | Clone from a specific profile instead of the current one. Used with `--clone` or `--clone-all`. |
| `--no-alias` | Skip wrapper script creation. |
| `--description "<text>"` | One- or two-sentence description of what this profile is good at. Used by the kanban orchestrator to route tasks based on role instead of profile name alone. Skip and add later via `hermes profile describe`. Persisted in `<profile_dir>/profile.yaml`. |
website/docs/user-guide/profiles.md
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@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Copies your current profile's `config.yaml`, `.env`, and `SOUL.md` into the new
hermes profile create backup --clone-all
```
Copies **everything** — config, API keys, personality, all memories, full session history, skills, cron jobs, plugins. A complete snapshot. Useful for backups or forking an agent that already has context.
Copies **everything** — config, API keys, personality, all memories, skills, cron jobs, plugins. A complete working snapshot. Per-profile history is excluded (session history, `state.db`, `backups/`, `state-snapshots/`, `checkpoints/`) — these belong to the source profile and can reach tens of GB. For a full backup including history, use `hermes profile export` or `hermes backup` instead.
### Clone from a specific profile