# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bound memory use in @-reference expansion reads

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address unbounded data reads occurring during @file, @folder, and @diff context reference expansion before any size limits are applied. The work focuses on making expansion memory-bounded earlier in the process.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116930. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116930 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-116930`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #116562: @file:/@folder:/@diff expansion reads unbounded data before any size gate

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116930: fix(agent): @file/@folder/@diff expansion stays memory-bounded before the size gates (#116562, salvage #116563)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/context_references.py`, `tests/agent/test_context_references.py`
- **#116563: fix(agent): bound file/process reads in @ context reference expansion**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `6d1341a13b0c`, `#116930`, `#116562`, `#116563`
- **#116578: fix(agent): bound @-reference expansion before materializing content**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `6d1341a13b0c`, `#116930`, `#116562`, `#116563`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116930 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.