diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5128167..a233b51 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1023,8 +1023,16 @@ function formatMemoriesForCompaction(memories: any[]): string {
   let output = `## Restored Session Memory\n\n`;
 
   memories.forEach((m, i) => {
+    // Auto-capture stores the tags footer inside the memory body itself
+    // ("…\n\nTags: …"). Strip it when a canonical tags line follows, so the
+    // tags are not duplicated in the restored context (#131).
+    const body =
+      m.tags && m.tags.length > 0
+        ? (m.memory ?? "").replace(/\n*Tags: [^\n]*\s*$/, "")
+        : (m.memory ?? "");
+
     output += `### Memory ${i + 1}\n`;
-    output += `${m.memory}\n\n`;
+    output += `${body}\n\n`;
     if (m.tags && m.tags.length > 0) {
       output += `Tags: ${m.tags.join(", ")}\n\n`;
     }
diff --git a/tests/compaction-agent-preservation.test.ts b/tests/compaction-agent-preservation.test.ts
index 614e9c4..e3b288b 100644
--- a/tests/compaction-agent-preservation.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compaction-agent-preservation.test.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,37 @@ describe("session.compacted agent preservation (#236)", () => {
     expect(result.parsed?.promptCalls[0]?.body?.noReply).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("does not duplicate the Tags line when the stored memory already embeds one (regression from #131)", () => {
+    const result = runCompactionScenario({
+      sessionAgent: "my-orchestrator",
+      memories: [
+        {
+          memory: "We chose libSQL over sqlite3.\n\nTags: architecture, decision",
+          tags: ["architecture", "decision"],
+        },
+      ],
+      messages: [{ info: { role: "user", agent: "my-orchestrator" } }],
+    });
+
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const text = result.parsed?.promptCalls[0]?.body?.parts?.[0]?.text ?? "";
+    const tagsLines = text.match(/^Tags: /gm) ?? [];
+    expect(tagsLines).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("still appends a single Tags line when the memory body has no embedded footer", () => {
+    const result = runCompactionScenario({
+      sessionAgent: "my-orchestrator",
+      memories: [{ memory: "Plain memory body without footer.", tags: ["decision"] }],
+      messages: [{ info: { role: "user", agent: "my-orchestrator" } }],
+    });
+
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    const text = result.parsed?.promptCalls[0]?.body?.parts?.[0]?.text ?? "";
+    const tagsLines = text.match(/^Tags: /gm) ?? [];
+    expect(tagsLines).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
   it("does not call session.prompt when there are no memories", () => {
     const result = runCompactionScenario({
       sessionAgent: "my-orchestrator",