NousResearch/hermes-agent

Speed up config and plugin-manifest YAML loading

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #120402 on 23 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a performance issue where config and plugin-manifest loaders were not using fast_safe_load, costing roughly 48.8 ms per pass. The work involves routing those loaders through the faster YAML loading path on hot code paths.

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  • #120402 perf(config): cheaper config and profile reads on hot paths

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    files: contributors/emails/[email protected], gateway/config.py, gateway/config_loader.py, gateway/readiness.py, gateway/session.py, hermes_cli/managed_scope.py, hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py, hermes_cli/profiles.py, hermes_constants.py, plugins/plugin_loader.py, providers/__init__.py, tests/gateway/test_gateway_streaming_nested_config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_profiles.py, tests/test_hermes_constants.py

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #118713 perf(config): route the config and plugin-manifest loaders through fast_safe_load · merged via another change → #120402
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#118712[Perf]: the config and plugin-manifest loaders never migrated to fast_safe_load — 48.8 ms per pass on a default install
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23 Sep 2026

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