# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Limit recursion depth in Codex harmony payload neutralization

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #137058: \[Bug\]: Deeply nested Codex Responses payload crashes the API preflight with RecursionError (no depth budget on \`_neutralize_harmony_structure\`)
- PR #137068: fix(codex): bound nested harmony payloads
- PR #138892: fix(codex): cap harmony-token neutralization recursion depth

These items concern deeply nested Codex Responses payloads and the lack of a depth limit in \`_neutralize_harmony_structure\`, which is reported to cause a RecursionError during API preflight. Two fix-titled items propose capping or bounding the recursion depth for nested harmony payloads.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #137058: \[Bug\]: Deeply nested Codex Responses payload crashes the API preflight with RecursionError (no depth budget on \`_neutralize_harmony_structure\`)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#137068: fix(codex): bound nested harmony payloads**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/codex_responses_adapter.py`, `tests/agent/test_codex_responses_adapter.py`
- **#138892: fix(codex): cap harmony-token neutralization recursion depth**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/codex_responses_adapter.py`, `tests/agent/test_codex_responses_adapter.py`

## Fix status

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