diff --git a/agent/conversation_compression.py b/agent/conversation_compression.py
index e11dc7c171d3..3d1890bbbcbb 100644
--- a/agent/conversation_compression.py
+++ b/agent/conversation_compression.py
@@ -443,6 +443,20 @@ def compress_context(
     except Exception as _me_err:
         logger.debug("memory manager on_session_switch (compression): %s", _me_err)
 
+    # Migrate goal state to the continuation session so /goal survives
+    # compression.  Goal state is keyed by ``goal:<session_id>`` in
+    # state_meta, so it must be copied to the new key.  See #33618.
+    try:
+        _old_sid = locals().get("old_session_id")
+        if _old_sid:
+            from hermes_cli.goals import load_goal, save_goal
+
+            _old_goal = load_goal(_old_sid)
+            if _old_goal is not None:
+                save_goal(agent.session_id, _old_goal)
+    except Exception as _goal_err:
+        logger.debug("goal migration on compression: %s", _goal_err)
+
     # Warn on repeated compressions (quality degrades with each pass)
     _cc = agent.context_compressor.compression_count
     if _cc >= 2:
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_goals.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_goals.py
index 9d8c3f48fe1d..3af555a0057f 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_goals.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_goals.py
@@ -252,6 +252,32 @@ def test_persistence_across_managers(self, hermes_home):
         assert mgr2.state.goal == "do the thing"
         assert mgr2.is_active()
 
+    def test_goal_migrates_across_session_rotation(self, hermes_home):
+        """Goal must survive context compression session_id rotation.
+
+        Compression creates a continuation session with a new id and
+        copies the goal via load_goal/save_goal.  A GoalManager bound
+        to the new id must see the original goal.  Regression guard
+        for #33618.
+        """
+        from hermes_cli.goals import GoalManager, load_goal, save_goal
+
+        old_sid = "compress-old-sid"
+        new_sid = "compress-new-sid"
+
+        mgr_old = GoalManager(session_id=old_sid)
+        mgr_old.set("ship the feature")
+
+        # Simulate what compress_context now does:
+        old_goal = load_goal(old_sid)
+        assert old_goal is not None
+        save_goal(new_sid, old_goal)
+
+        mgr_new = GoalManager(session_id=new_sid)
+        assert mgr_new.state is not None
+        assert mgr_new.state.goal == "ship the feature"
+        assert mgr_new.is_active()
+
     def test_evaluate_after_turn_done(self, hermes_home):
         """Judge says done → status=done, no continuation."""
         from hermes_cli import goals