# NousResearch/hermes-agent · read_text_file line=1 pagination bug and fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 4 PRs open on GitHub.
- #13451: Copilot ACP fs/read_text_file ignores line=1 pagination requests
- PR #13518: fix(copilot-acp): honor line=1 pagination in read_text_file (#13451)
- PR #13817: fix(copilot_acp): fix fs/read_text_file pagination for line=1
- PR #14110: fix(acp): honor first-page read_text_file slices
- PR #40811: fix(copilot-acp): honor line=1 pagination in read_text_file (salvage #13518, fixes #13451)

Multiple issues and pull requests addressing a bug where the Copilot ACP fs/read_text_file tool ignores pagination requests starting at line=1. The group includes the original bug report and several fix attempts or salvage PRs targeting the same problem.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 4 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #13451: Copilot ACP fs/read_text_file ignores line=1 pagination requests

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#13518: fix(copilot-acp): honor line=1 pagination in read_text_file (#13451)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `agent/copilot_acp_client.py`, `tests/agent/test_copilot_acp_client.py`
- **#13817: fix(copilot_acp): fix fs/read_text_file pagination for line=1**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#13518`, `#13451`
  - files: `agent/copilot_acp_client.py`, `agent/prompt_builder.py`, `hermes_cli/model_normalize.py`, `hermes_cli/tools_config.py`, `run_agent.py`, `tests/agent/test_prompt_builder.py`, `ui-tui/src/components/appChrome.tsx`
- **#14110: fix(acp): honor first-page read_text_file slices**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#13518`, `#13817`, `#40811`
  - files: `agent/copilot_acp_client.py`, `tests/agent/test_copilot_acp_client.py`
- **#40811: fix(copilot-acp): honor line=1 pagination in read_text_file (salvage #13518, fixes #13451)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/copilot_acp_client.py`, `tests/agent/test_copilot_acp_client.py`

## Fix status

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