NousResearch/hermes-agent

Oversized @file attachments and context limit fallback, plus one unrelated refactor

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #103621 on 5 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Three of four members concern oversized @file references exceeding the context token limit, with two proposing a fallback to tool-readable paths and one reporting the refusal error. The fourth is a broad codebase simplification refactor that does not appear to share this theme.

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  • #102117 refactor: whole-codebase simplification — −34% source LOC, every god file decomposed, zero behavior change

    merged to main

    files: .github/workflows/lint.yml, AGENTS.md, COMPAT_MANIFEST.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, acp_adapter/auth.py, acp_adapter/commands.py, acp_adapter/content.py, acp_adapter/edit_approval.py, acp_adapter/entry.py, acp_adapter/events.py, acp_adapter/model_catalog.py, acp_adapter/permissions.py, acp_adapter/provenance.py, acp_adapter/server.py, acp_adapter/session.py, acp_adapter/tools.py, agent/AGENTS.md, agent/__init__.py, agent/account_usage.py, agent/acp_openai_bridge.py (+2635 more)

  • #103621 fix(context): one oversized @file no longer refuses the whole turn — tool-readable path fallback (#61987, salvage #102740)

    merged to main

    files: agent/context_references.py, tests/agent/test_context_references.py, tests/gateway/test_context_ref_expansion_runtime.py

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #102740 fix(context): fall back to tool-readable paths for oversized @file refs · merged via another change → #61987, #103621, #102117
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#61987Using `@` to attach large files causes context injection refused: 266673 tokens exceeds 50% hard limit (131072)
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#102117, #103621
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1 PR closed without merging
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5 Sep 2026

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