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Gateway config precedence: max_turns versus .env settings

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #21240 on 7 May 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items concern the gateway's handling of max_turns, where a value from .env (HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS) may override or replace the configured value after an environment reload. One member broadens this to config.yaml taking precedence over .env for agent, display, and timezone settings; the titles do not establish whether any change was merged or works.

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  • #18764 fix(gateway): config.yaml wins over .env for agent/display/timezone settings

    merged to mainSuggested link · files and diff not shown

  • #21240 fix(gateway): preserve max_turns after env reload (salvage #19183)

    merged to main

    files: gateway/run.py, tests/gateway/test_runtime_env_reload_config_authority.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 1

  • #19183 fix(gateway): preserve max turns after env reload · duplicate → #18230, #17306
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#19158Gateway max_turns can be overridden by stale HERMES_MAX_ITERATIONS from .env
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7 May 2026

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