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Config model.context_length override silently masks provider context limits; warnings proposed

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2 open items. Fix merged in #115892 on 19 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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1 issue and 1 PR.

The members share one theme: a configured model.context_length value appears to override catalog or live provider limits without a visible warning, and may persist across model or provider switches. Two members look like proposed changes that add a warning or a '(pinned)' indicator and remove a misleading Ollama hint; the other two describe the problem.

Open issues1

  • Issue#54386## Title `model.context_length: 65536` silently caps context window — config override beats catalog with no warning

Open PRs1

  • PR#54390fix(agent): warn on config context_length override and remove misleading Ollama hint

Fixes on record

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  • #115892 feat(cli): context window shows '(pinned)' for a model.context_length pin and warns once on provider disagreement (#66168)

    merged to main

    files: agent/agent_init.py, agent/context_pin.py, hermes_cli/banner.py, hermes_cli/cli_info_mixin.py, hermes_cli/cli_loops_mixin.py, hermes_cli/cli_model_switch_mixin.py, hermes_cli/cli_status_bar_mixin.py, tests/agent/test_context_pin.py, website/docs/integrations/providers.md

Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#66168[Bug]: Global model.context_length override silently masks live provider limits and survives model/provider switches
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19 Sep 2026

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