# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Delegate subagent context file cap scaling fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #108891: \[Bug\]: delegate subagent context files cap at the 20,000-char floor because delegate_tool does not pass context_length
- PR #108903: fix(delegate): scale child context files to model window
- PR #118005: fix(delegate): scale subagent context-file caps with the child's context window (#108891)

A bug was identified where delegate subagent context file sizes were capped at a fixed 20,000-character floor because the delegate tool did not pass the context length. The related entries address scaling context file limits to match the child agent's actual model context window.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #108891: \[Bug\]: delegate subagent context files cap at the 20,000-char floor because delegate_tool does not pass context_length

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#108903: fix(delegate): scale child context files to model window**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_delegate.py`, `tools/delegate_tool.py`, `tools/delegate_tool_progress.py`
- **#118005: fix(delegate): scale subagent context-file caps with the child's context window (#108891)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_delegate.py`, `tools/delegate_tool.py`, `tools/delegate_tool_config.py`, `tools/delegate_tool_progress.py`

## Fix status

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