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## Warnings

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## Title

    [langgraph-checkpoint-redis 0.2.0] Loading old threads fails: "orjson.JSONDecodeError: unexpected character" (0.1.x checkpoints incompatible)

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): 0.2.0 changed the blob storage format; 0.1.x checkpoints cannot be loaded without migration.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redis-developer/langgraph-redis/32de20776e4dd4128b2c9eeafeea9742dc7a819b/docs/user_guide/migration.md (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Migration guide: blob storage format change, data migration options, and JSONDecodeError troubleshooting entry.
    
    Search phrasings: langgraph redis orjson.JSONDecodeError unexpected character; langgraph-checkpoint-redis 0.2.0 migration old checkpoints
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "observed_symptom": "Resuming an existing agent thread fails while loading its checkpoint.",
      "context": "Product: LangGraph Redis checkpointer (langgraph-checkpoint-redis)\nComponent: checkpoint blob storage format\nOperation: Upgrading langgraph-checkpoint-redis 0.1.x -> 0.2.0 (LangGraph 1.0) and resuming existing threads\nAffected versions: 0.2.0+ reading 0.1.x data\nEnvironment: unknown\nException: orjson.JSONDecodeError\nPackages: langgraph-checkpoint-redis main at pinned SHA\nTrigger: 0.2.0 code reading checkpoints written by 0.1.x (blobs now base64-encoded).",
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## Primary and recurrence sources

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## Support assessment

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        "body": "Recommended action: Either clear checkpoint:* / checkpoint_write:* keys and re-run setup(), or run old and new versions side by side on separate Redis DBs until old threads drain.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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