# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Memory char limit defaults raised for reliability

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #101459: \[Bug\] memory default user_char_limit: 1375 too tight, daily cron writes fail silently
- PR #101505: fix(memory): raise default char limits and keep usage visible after the retry cap (#101459)

A bug was identified where the default character limit for memory was too low, causing silent failures in daily cron writes. Related fixes propose raising the default capacity limits and improving visibility of usage after retry caps.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #101459: \[Bug\] memory default user_char_limit: 1375 too tight, daily cron writes fail silently

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101505: fix(memory): raise default char limits and keep usage visible after the retry cap (#101459)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#101459`, `#101522`
  - files: `agent/agent_init.py`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `optional-skills/migration/openclaw-migration/scripts/openclaw_to_hermes.py`, `tests/tools/test_memory_tool.py`, `tests/tools/test_write_approval.py`, `tools/memory_tool.py`
- **#101522: fix(memory): raise capacity defaults to fit real accumulated use**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`