NousResearch/hermes-agent

Hermes system prompt missing in codex_app_server

Cluster 26035 · agent. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #115759 on 19 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items concern codex_app_server not receiving the Hermes SOUL.md and system prompt context, and efforts to seed that context correctly on the first turn. The work involves disabling built-in personality in favor of the intended Hermes prompt.

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#115759 fix(codex_app_server): SOUL.md and the Hermes system prompt reach the model; built-in personality disabled (#74712, #72104, #26035, salvage #74726 #72106 #27998)

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files: agent/codex_runtime.py, agent/transports/codex_app_server_session.py, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], tests/agent/test_codex_app_server_persist.py, tests/agent/test_codex_runtime_prompt_handoff.py, tests/agent/transports/test_codex_app_server_session.py, website/docs/user-guide/features/codex-app-server-runtime.md

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#26081 fix(codex_app_server): seed Hermes context on first turn · other → 35cea9b, #115759, #116586

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Closed#26035codex_app_server does not receive Hermes SOUL/system prompt context

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Subsystem: agent
Merged PRs: #115759
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 19 Sep 2026

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