# NousResearch/hermes-agent · model.context_length override scoping and leak fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #62152: model.context_length override leaks onto sessions running a different model

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.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #69114. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #69114 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

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- Pairwise link density `0.50`: 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

- #62152: model.context_length override leaks onto sessions running a different model

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#69114: fix(compression): prevent stale-budget retry loops**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - 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)
- **#62153: fix(agent): scope model.context_length override to config default model**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `377244f7c8`, `63dd651b3d`, `#69114`, `#62152`
- **#62241: fix: don't leak model.context_length override onto other-model sessions (#62152)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#62152`, `#62167`, `#62146`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #69114 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-22`.
- Subsystem: `agent`