# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bedrock Converse path max_tokens limit fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #37298: Bedrock Converse transport defaults max_tokens to 4096 — truncates long generations; v0.5.0 per-model-limit fix didn't reach the Converse path
- PR #71367: fix(bedrock): resolve real output ceiling on Converse path and honour truncation-recovery boost
- PR #135222: fix(bedrock): send Claude's output ceiling on Converse instead of Bedrock's 4096 default

Multiple fixes addressing the Bedrock Converse transport hardcoding max_tokens to 4096 instead of using each model's native output limit. The issue and related PRs focus on ensuring per-model output ceilings are correctly applied on the Converse path.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #37298: Bedrock Converse transport defaults max_tokens to 4096 — truncates long generations; v0.5.0 per-model-limit fix didn't reach the Converse path

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#50219: fix(bedrock): use per-model native output limit in Converse transport (fixes #37298)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#37309`, `#37298`, `#37348`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#37309: fix(bedrock): use Claude native output limits**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `0cb8c51fa582e382a5365cbc4bd9a3f7eb2fe280`
- **#37348: fix(bedrock): use per-model native output limit instead of hardcoded 4096 max_tokens (#37298)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `0cb8c51fa582e382a5365cbc4bd9a3f7eb2fe280`
- **#71367: fix(bedrock): resolve real output ceiling on Converse path and honour truncation-recovery boost**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `0cb8c51fa582e382a5365cbc4bd9a3f7eb2fe280`, `a716c102209c`, `#34476`, `#31322`, `#20619`, `#35670`, `#37309`, `#37348`, `#50219`, `#71367`, `#37298`, `#374151`
  - files: `agent/anthropic_adapter.py`, `agent/chat_completion_helpers.py`, `tests/agent/test_bedrock_output_budget.py`
- **#135222: fix(bedrock): send Claude's output ceiling on Converse instead of Bedrock's 4096 default**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/bedrock_adapter.py`, `agent/chat_completion_helpers.py`, `agent/transports/bedrock.py`, `agent/turn_truncation.py`, `run_agent.py`, `tests/agent/test_bedrock_output_cap_ladder.py`, `tests/agent/transports/test_bedrock_transport.py`, `tests/gateway/test_output_caps_removed.py`, `website/docs/integrations/providers.md`

## Fix status

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