cr

InMemorySaver.get_delta_channel_history skipped on-path writes when the
terminating ancestor's blob was a plain (pre-delta migration) value
instead of a _DeltaSnapshot, dropping post-migration writes on reload.
Collect writes regardless of seed type, matching the base implementation.

libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/memory/__init__.py

@@ -148,15 +148,15 @@ class InMemorySaver(
         whose stored blob is non-empty. Other channels keep walking until
         they find their own terminator or hit the root.
 
-        Pre-delta plain-value blobs subsume their ancestor's pending
-        writes (the value already includes them); `_DeltaSnapshot` blobs
-        do not (snapshot is the value AT that ancestor, prior to its own
-        pending writes that produce the child).
+        The seed value (whether a `_DeltaSnapshot` or a plain pre-delta
+        migration blob) is the value AT that ancestor. Pending writes on a
+        plain seed checkpoint are replayed when they are the first deltas
+        after migration (no delta-era ancestor already contributed writes).
+        Stale pre-delta writes on the same checkpoint as the blob are skipped
+        once a delta-era ancestor in the walk has already contributed writes.
         """
         if not channels:
             return {}
-        # Imported lazily to avoid a hard checkpoint→serde-types coupling at
-        # module import; only this override needs the runtime check.
         from langgraph.checkpoint.serde.types import _DeltaSnapshot
 
         thread_id = config["configurable"]["thread_id"]
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ class InMemorySaver(
         collected_by_ch: dict[str, list[PendingWrite]] = {c: [] for c in channels}
         seed_by_ch: dict[str, Any] = {}
         remaining: set[str] = set(channels)
+        # True once a delta-era (empty-blob) ancestor has contributed a write.
+        seen_delta_write: dict[str, bool] = dict.fromkeys(channels, False)
 
         for cp_id in chain:
             if not remaining:
@@ -187,14 +189,17 @@ class InMemorySaver(
 
             terminated_here: set[str] = set()
             blob_value_by_ch: dict[str, Any] = {}
+            delta_era_by_ch: dict[str, bool] = {}
             if ckpt is not None:
                 versions = ckpt.get("channel_versions", {})
                 for ch in remaining:
                     ver = versions.get(ch)
                     if ver is None:
+                        delta_era_by_ch[ch] = True
                         continue
                     blob_entry = self.blobs.get((thread_id, checkpoint_ns, ch, ver))
                     if blob_entry is None or blob_entry[0] == "empty":
+                        delta_era_by_ch[ch] = True
                         continue
                     blob_value_by_ch[ch] = self.serde.loads_typed(blob_entry)
                     terminated_here.add(ch)
@@ -206,13 +211,21 @@ class InMemorySaver(
                 if ch not in remaining:
                     continue
                 blob_value = blob_value_by_ch.get(ch)
-                if blob_value is not None and not isinstance(
-                    blob_value, _DeltaSnapshot
+                if (
+                    blob_value is not None
+                    and not isinstance(blob_value, _DeltaSnapshot)
+                    and seen_delta_write.get(ch, False)
                 ):
+                    # Pre-delta blob already settled; stale writes on the same
+                    # checkpoint are subsumed. Post-migration writes on the
+                    # migration boundary are collected when no delta-era
+                    # ancestor has contributed writes yet.
                     continue
                 collected_by_ch[ch].append(
                     (tid, ch, self.serde.loads_typed(serialized))
                 )
+                if delta_era_by_ch.get(ch, False):
+                    seen_delta_write[ch] = True
 
             for ch in terminated_here:
                 seed_by_ch[ch] = blob_value_by_ch[ch]

libs/langgraph/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "langgraph"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "1.2.3"
 description = "Building stateful, multi-actor applications with LLMs"
 authors = []
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
     "langchain-core>=1.4.0,<2",
     "langgraph-checkpoint>=4.1.0,<5.0.0",
-    "langgraph-sdk>=0.4.1,<0.5.0",
+    "langgraph-sdk>=0.4.2,<0.5.0",
     "langgraph-prebuilt>=1.1.0,<1.2.0",
     "xxhash>=3.5.0",
     "pydantic>=2.7.4",

libs/langgraph/tests/test_delta_channel_migration.py

@@ -616,3 +616,46 @@ async def test_add_messages_to_delta_migration_preserves_message_history_async()
     assert [m.id for m in snap.values["messages"]] == ["h1", "a1"], (
         f"async tip hydration mismatch: got {[m.id for m in snap.values['messages']]}"
     )
+
+
+def test_post_migration_write_survives_reload_through_plain_seed() -> None:
+    """A write made on the first post-migration super-step must be preserved
+    when the checkpoint is reloaded (reconstructed via the plain seed)."""
+
+    checkpointer = InMemorySaver()
+    config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "post-migration-reload"}}
+
+    binop = _binop_graph(checkpointer)
+    _drive(binop, config, "u", 3)
+
+    delta = _delta_graph(checkpointer)
+    live_result = delta.invoke({"items": ["POST"]}, config)
+    reloaded = delta.get_state(config)
+
+    assert list(live_result.get("items", [])) == ["u0", "u1", "u2", "POST"], (
+        f"sanity: live invoke should include POST, got {live_result.get('items')}"
+    )
+    assert list(reloaded.values.get("items", [])) == ["u0", "u1", "u2", "POST"], (
+        "post-migration write dropped on reload through plain seed: "
+        f"got {reloaded.values.get('items')}"
+    )
+
+
+def test_post_migration_reload_base_matches_optimized_override() -> None:
+    """The reference `BaseCheckpointSaver` path and the optimized
+    `InMemorySaver` override must agree once a post-migration write is
+    reconstructed through a plain seed (the scenario that triggers the
+    write-collection guard)."""
+
+    def _run(saver: Any) -> list:
+        config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "parity"}}
+        _drive(_binop_graph(saver), config, "u", 2)
+        delta = _delta_graph(saver)
+        delta.invoke({"items": ["POST"]}, config)
+        return list(delta.get_state(config).values.get("items", []))
+
+    fast = _run(InMemorySaver())
+    slow = _run(_ThirdPartyStyleSaver())
+
+    assert fast == ["u0", "u1", "POST"], f"optimized override wrong: {fast}"
+    assert slow == fast, f"base fallback diverged from override: {slow} != {fast}"

libs/langgraph/uv.lock

@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "langgraph"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "1.2.3"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "langchain-core" },

libs/prebuilt/uv.lock

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "langgraph"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "1.2.3"
 source = { editable = "../langgraph" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "langchain-core" },

libs/sdk-py/uv.lock

@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "langgraph"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "1.2.3"
 source = { editable = "../langgraph" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "langchain-core" },