NousResearch/hermes-agent

Context ceiling lost on live model/provider switches

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #117631 on 20 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where changing the model or provider at runtime can silently discard the configured context ceiling, along with related fix attempts that re-read the ceiling on each switch.

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  • #117631 fix(context): live model/provider switches and Desktop config round-trips keep the configured context ceiling (#116467, salvage #116661)

    merged to main

    files: agent/agent_init.py, agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py, tests/agent/test_switch_model_reapplies_config_context_pin.py, tests/tui_gateway/test_compression_config_hot_reload.py, tests/tui_gateway/test_live_config_context_pin_mirror.py, tui_gateway/session_compression.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #116661 fix(context): re-read the configured context ceiling on every live model/provider switch · merged via another change → 54315c1, #117631
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#116467[Bug] Desktop/CLI model changes can silently discard the effective context ceiling
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Merged PRs
#117631
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20 Sep 2026

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