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model.context_length override scoping and leak fixes

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1 open item. Fix merged in #69114 on 22 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where a model.context_length override leaks beyond its intended scope, affecting sessions running different models. Related work also targets stale-budget retry loops in compression.

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  • Issue#62152model.context_length override leaks onto sessions running a different model

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  • #69114 fix(compression): prevent stale-budget retry loops

    merged to main

    files: agent/agent_init.py, agent/conversation_compression.py, agent/conversation_loop.py, agent/turn_context.py, cli.py, gateway/run.py, gateway/slash_commands.py, hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_cli/context_switch_guard.py, hermes_cli/model_switch.py, hermes_cli/route_identity.py, run_agent.py, tests/agent/test_compression_progress.py, tests/gateway/test_context_ref_expansion_runtime.py, tests/gateway/test_model_command_flat_string_config.py, tests/gateway/test_model_picker_persist.py, tests/gateway/test_session_info.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_apply_model_switch_result_context.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_context_switch_guard.py (+10 more)

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From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · other 1

  • #62153 fix(agent): scope model.context_length override to config default model · done elsewhere → 377244f, 63dd651, #69114, #62152
  • #62241 fix: don't leak model.context_length override onto other-model sessions (#62152) · other → #62152, #62167, #62146
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