diff --git a/src/hooks/anthropic-context-window-limit-recovery/aggressive-truncation-strategy.ts b/src/hooks/anthropic-context-window-limit-recovery/aggressive-truncation-strategy.ts
index 21f761ab3..5fdcbe87c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/anthropic-context-window-limit-recovery/aggressive-truncation-strategy.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/anthropic-context-window-limit-recovery/aggressive-truncation-strategy.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   findNearestMessageWithFields,
   findNearestMessageWithFieldsFromSDK,
 } from "../../features/hook-message-injector"
-import { isSessionActive } from "../shared/session-idle-settle"
+import { promptAsyncAfterSessionIdle } from "../shared/prompt-async-gate"
 
 export async function runAggressiveTruncationStrategy(params: {
   sessionID: string
@@ -74,13 +74,6 @@ export async function runAggressiveTruncationStrategy(params: {
     clearSessionState(params.autoCompactState, params.sessionID)
     setTimeout(async () => {
       try {
-        if (await isSessionActive(params.client, params.sessionID)) {
-          log("[auto-compact] skipped delayed auto prompt because session became active", {
-            sessionID: params.sessionID,
-          })
-          return
-        }
-
         const sdkMessage = await findNearestMessageWithFieldsFromSDK(params.client, params.sessionID)
         const previousMessage = sdkMessage ?? (() => {
           const messageDir = getMessageDir(params.sessionID)
@@ -95,17 +88,29 @@ export async function runAggressiveTruncationStrategy(params: {
         const launchVariant = previousMessage?.model?.variant
         const inheritedTools = resolveInheritedPromptTools(params.sessionID, previousMessage?.tools)
 
-        await params.client.session.promptAsync({
-          path: { id: params.sessionID },
-          body: {
-            auto: true,
-            ...(launchAgent ? { agent: launchAgent } : {}),
-            ...(launchModel ? { model: launchModel } : {}),
-            ...(launchVariant ? { variant: launchVariant } : {}),
-            ...(inheritedTools ? { tools: inheritedTools } : {}),
+        const promptResult = await promptAsyncAfterSessionIdle({
+          client: params.client,
+          sessionID: params.sessionID,
+          source: "auto-compact",
+          settleMs: 0,
+          input: {
+            path: { id: params.sessionID },
+            body: {
+              auto: true,
+              ...(launchAgent ? { agent: launchAgent } : {}),
+              ...(launchModel ? { model: launchModel } : {}),
+              ...(launchVariant ? { variant: launchVariant } : {}),
+              ...(inheritedTools ? { tools: inheritedTools } : {}),
+            } as never,
+            query: { directory: params.directory },
           } as never,
-          query: { directory: params.directory },
         })
+        if (promptResult.status !== "dispatched") {
+          log("[auto-compact] delayed auto prompt skipped by promptAsync gate", {
+            sessionID: params.sessionID,
+            status: promptResult.status,
+          })
+        }
       } catch (error) {
         log("[auto-compact] delayed auto prompt failed", {
           sessionID: params.sessionID,
diff --git a/src/hooks/compaction-context-injector/recovery.ts b/src/hooks/compaction-context-injector/recovery.ts
index ed69bf0e0..7abc8e71c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/compaction-context-injector/recovery.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/compaction-context-injector/recovery.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 import { AGENT_RECOVERY_PROMPT, NO_TEXT_TAIL_THRESHOLD, RECOVERY_COOLDOWN_MS, RECENT_COMPACTION_WINDOW_MS } from "./constants"
 import type { CompactionContextClient } from "./types"
 import type { TailMonitorState } from "./tail-monitor"
+import { promptAsyncAfterSessionIdle } from "../shared/prompt-async-gate"
 
 export function createRecoveryLogic(
   ctx: CompactionContextClient | undefined,
@@ -81,17 +82,30 @@ export function createRecoveryLogic(
     }
 
     try {
-      await ctx.client.session.promptAsync({
-        path: { id: sessionID },
-        body: {
-          noReply: true,
-          agent: launchAgent ?? expectedPromptConfig.agent,
-          ...(model ? { model } : {}),
-          ...(tools ? { tools } : {}),
-          parts: [createInternalAgentContinuationTextPart(AGENT_RECOVERY_PROMPT)],
+      const promptResult = await promptAsyncAfterSessionIdle({
+        client: ctx.client,
+        sessionID,
+        source: "compaction-context-injector",
+        input: {
+          path: { id: sessionID },
+          body: {
+            noReply: true,
+            agent: launchAgent ?? expectedPromptConfig.agent,
+            ...(model ? { model } : {}),
+            ...(tools ? { tools } : {}),
+            parts: [createInternalAgentContinuationTextPart(AGENT_RECOVERY_PROMPT)],
+          },
+          query: { directory: ctx.directory },
         },
-        query: { directory: ctx.directory },
       })
+      if (promptResult.status !== "dispatched") {
+        log(`[compaction-context-injector] Recovery skipped by promptAsync gate`, {
+          sessionID,
+          reason,
+          status: promptResult.status,
+        })
+        return false
+      }
 
       const recoveredPromptConfig = await resolveLatestSessionPromptConfig(ctx, sessionID)
       if (!isPromptConfigRecovered(recoveredPromptConfig, expectedPromptConfig)) {
diff --git a/src/hooks/compaction-context-injector/types.ts b/src/hooks/compaction-context-injector/types.ts
index b560e21b4..1772550d2 100644
--- a/src/hooks/compaction-context-injector/types.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/compaction-context-injector/types.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export type CompactionContextClient = {
         }
         query?: { directory: string }
       }) => Promise<unknown>
+      status?: () => Promise<unknown>
     }
   }
   directory: string