Boise-State-Development · philmerrell · Sep 26, 2026 · Sep 23, 2026 · Sep 23, 2026 · Sep 23, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented in this file. Format follows
 
 For narrative release notes written for operators and product owners, see [RELEASE_NOTES.md](RELEASE_NOTES.md).
 
+## [1.25.1] - 2026-09-26
+
+A single SPA fix on top of 1.25.0, which carries this week's features. **Upgrading from 1.24.x? Follow the 1.25.0 deployment notes** (CDK deploy plus post-deploy scripts). 1.25.1 adds no steps of its own.
+
+### 🐛 Fixed
+
+- New Session reopened with the previous conversation's first message, because the empty-state composer was destroyed before its draft effect could clear the saved `composer-draft:new` (#1362)
+
 ## [1.25.0] - 2026-09-25
 
 The assistant remembers more, and it is cheaper to see why. **Long-term memory reaches the model for the first time**: the relevance cut drops from 0.7 to 0.4, retrieval survives dead pooled connections, and it logs its scores. **Compaction keeps the facts that matter**: extract-then-compress is on by default, the summary model moves to Nova 2 Lite, and a truncated summary is salvaged rather than discarded. Users get **personal instructions**, **dictation**, a **redesigned compact composer**, a **context meter** that itemizes the window, and a paged sidebar. Admins get **model retirement with redirect to a successor** and drag-to-order for the model picker. **Shared Projects** lands as an in-development preview that is **off by default** (`CDK_PROJECTS_ENABLED=true` to opt in). The release also closes three channels that exported conversation text to logs and traces, stops agent deletes leaking documents and knowledge bases, and repairs managed-KB byte accounting. **A CDK deploy is required, and three post-deploy scripts should be run** (see the release notes).

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 **An open-source, production-ready Generative AI platform for institutions**
 *Built by Boise State University, designed for everyone.*
 
-[![Release](https://img.shields.io/badge/Release-v1.25.0-6366f1?style=flat&logo=github&logoColor=white)](RELEASE_NOTES.md)
+[![Release](https://img.shields.io/badge/Release-v1.25.1-6366f1?style=flat&logo=github&logoColor=white)](RELEASE_NOTES.md)
 [![Nightly](https://github.com/Boise-State-Development/agentcore-public-stack/actions/workflows/nightly.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Boise-State-Development/agentcore-public-stack/actions/workflows/nightly.yml)
 
 ![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.13+-3776AB?style=flat&logo=python&logoColor=white)
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ agentcore-public-stack/
 
 See [RELEASE_NOTES.md](RELEASE_NOTES.md) for the full changelog, including new features, bug fixes, platform upgrades, and deployment notes for each release.
 
-**Current release:** v1.25.0
+**Current release:** v1.25.1
 
 ---
 

diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+# Release Notes — v1.25.1
+
+**Release Date:** September 26, 2026
+**Previous Release:** v1.25.0 (September 25, 2026)
+
+---
+
+> 📣 **This is a one-fix patch on top of [v1.25.0](https://github.com/Boise-State-Development/agentcore-public-stack/releases/tag/v1.25.0), which is where this week's features are.** 1.25.0 made long-term memory reach the model and made compaction keep the facts that matter. It also added personal instructions, dictation, the compact composer, the context meter and model retirement.
+>
+> **Upgrading from 1.24.x? Follow the v1.25.0 Deployment notes.** 1.25.1 does not change them. That upgrade still needs the CDK deploy, the required managed-KB byte-counter repair and the recommended cleanups listed there.
+
+---
+
+## Highlights
+
+A new conversation no longer opens with a message that was already sent. The first message sent from the empty-state composer stayed in the saved new-conversation draft, so every later **New Session** opened with it already typed in. This is an SPA-only fix, with no backend or infrastructure changes.
+
+## 🐛 Bug fixes
+
+- **New Session reopened with the previous first message.** Composer drafts are saved to `localStorage` by an effect in `ChatInputComponent`, which removes the draft once a send empties the input. On the first send, the view swaps to the compact composer and destroys the empty-state composer before that effect runs again. The effect therefore never removed the draft, and `composer-draft:new` kept the sent text. `submitChatRequest` now writes the cleared draft immediately (`persistDraftNow()`), and an empty draft is removed. A new spec covers the destroy-without-change-detection path that the existing spec missed (#1362).
+
+## 🚀 Deployment notes
+
+- **From 1.25.0:** no special steps. Only the SPA changes; there is no CDK change and no script to run.
+- **From 1.24.x or earlier:** follow the v1.25.0 Deployment notes first.
+
+---
+
 # Release Notes — v1.25.0
 
 **Release Date:** September 25, 2026

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.25.0
+1.25.1
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "agentcore-stack"
-version = "1.25.0"
+version = "1.25.1"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 description = "Multi-agent conversational AI system with AWS Bedrock AgentCore"
 readme = "README.md"

diff --git a/backend/uv.lock b/backend/uv.lock
diff --git a/frontend/ai.client/package-lock.json b/frontend/ai.client/package-lock.json
diff --git a/frontend/ai.client/package.json b/frontend/ai.client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ai.client",
-  "version": "1.25.0",
+  "version": "1.25.1",
   "scripts": {
     "ng": "ng",
     "prestart": "tsx scripts/branding/generate-brand-theme.ts && tsx scripts/branding/generate-surface-theme.ts && tsx scripts/branding/generate-surface-colors.ts && tsx scripts/branding/generate-favicons.ts",

diff --git a/frontend/ai.client/src/app/session/components/chat-input/chat-input.component.spec.ts b/frontend/ai.client/src/app/session/components/chat-input/chat-input.component.spec.ts
@@ -1549,6 +1549,20 @@ describe('ChatInputComponent — unsent text survives leaving the conversation',
     expect(component.userInput()).toBe('question for s1');
   });
 
+  it('forgets the new-conversation draft when the first send tears the composer down', async () => {
+    await mount(NEW_CONVERSATION_DRAFT_KEY);
+    type('first message');
+
+    // The empty state's composer is replaced by the compact one on the first
+    // send, so it is destroyed before another change detection pass can run
+    // its draft effect.
+    component.submitChatRequest();
+    fixture.destroy();
+
+    await mount(NEW_CONVERSATION_DRAFT_KEY);
+    expect(component.userInput()).toBe('');
+  });
+
   it('forgets the draft once the message is sent', async () => {
     await mount('s1');
     type('about to send');

diff --git a/frontend/ai.client/src/app/session/components/chat-input/chat-input.component.ts b/frontend/ai.client/src/app/session/components/chat-input/chat-input.component.ts
@@ -1036,8 +1036,9 @@ export class ChatInputComponent {
     //
     // Every path that empties the composer — send, queue-as-follow-up, the
     // user deleting it — flows through `userInput` and so forgets the draft
-    // without naming it, which is why none of those call sites mention
-    // persistence at all.
+    // without naming it. The one exception is send: it also writes at once
+    // (`persistDraftNow`), because the first send can destroy this instance
+    // before the effect runs again.
     effect(() => {
       const key = this.draftKey();
       const draft = this.composerDraftSnapshot();
@@ -1273,6 +1274,21 @@ export class ChatInputComponent {
     if (key !== null) this.draftStorage.write(key, this.composerDraftSnapshot());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Write the composer's state under its conversation now, instead of on the
+   * draft effect's next run.
+   *
+   * The first send from the empty state swaps this composer for the compact
+   * one, and the swap destroys this instance before its effect runs again. The
+   * mirrored draft would then still hold the message just sent, and every later
+   * New Session would open with it in the composer.
+   */
+  private persistDraftNow(): void {
+    if (this.mirroredDraftKey) {
+      this.draftStorage.write(this.mirroredDraftKey, this.composerDraftSnapshot());
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Replace the composer's contents with a conversation's remembered draft
    * (or empty it, when that conversation has none).
@@ -1519,6 +1535,7 @@ export class ChatInputComponent {
     this.closeSkillMenu();
     this.resetTextareaHeight();
     this.clearAttachments();
+    this.persistDraftNow();
   }
 
   cancelChatRequest() {

diff --git a/infrastructure/package-lock.json b/infrastructure/package-lock.json
diff --git a/infrastructure/package.json b/infrastructure/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "infrastructure",
-  "version": "1.25.0",
+  "version": "1.25.1",
   "bin": {
     "infrastructure": "bin/infrastructure.js"
   },

diff --git a/tui/pyproject.toml b/tui/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "agentcore-tui"
-version = "1.25.0"
+version = "1.25.1"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 description = "Terminal client for the AgentCore Public Stack — streaming AI chat in your terminal"
 readme = "README.md"

diff --git a/tui/src/agentcore_tui/__init__.py b/tui/src/agentcore_tui/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "1.25.0"
+__version__ = "1.25.1"
 
 __all__ = ["__version__"]
diff --git a/tui/uv.lock b/tui/uv.lock