# NousResearch/hermes-agent · llama.cpp context length misread from metadata

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the local llama.cpp context length is incorrectly detected, falling back to a family default instead of reading the actual value from \`meta.n_ctx\`. The other members appear to be a fix addressing this metadata reading issue.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #78212. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #78212 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-78212`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #64897: Local llama.cpp context length misdetected — falls back to family default (e.g. 131072) instead of reading \`meta.n_ctx\`

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#78212: fix(model_metadata): read llama.cpp context from meta.n_ctx + accept sole model**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/model_metadata.py`, `tests/agent/test_model_metadata_local_ctx.py`
- **#64904: fix(model_metadata): read llama.cpp context from meta.n_ctx + accept sole model**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#78212`, `#64897`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #78212 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-04`.
- Subsystem: `agent`