NousResearch/hermes-agent

System prompt not sent to model in codex_app_server

Cluster 74712 · agent. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #115759 on 19 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where the system prompt, SOUL.md, memory, and channel overrides were silently ignored in codex_app_server, along with related fixes to ensure the system prompt reaches the model on thread start.

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  • #115759 fix(codex_app_server): SOUL.md and the Hermes system prompt reach the model; built-in personality disabled (#74712, #72104, #26035, salvage #74726 #72106 #27998)

    merged to main

    files: agent/codex_runtime.py, agent/transports/codex_app_server_session.py, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], tests/agent/test_codex_app_server_persist.py, tests/agent/test_codex_runtime_prompt_handoff.py, tests/agent/transports/test_codex_app_server_session.py, website/docs/user-guide/features/codex-app-server-runtime.md

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #74726 fix(codex_app_server): send system prompt to the model on thread/start (#74712) · merged via another change → 85cb1dc, #115759, #74712, #72104, #26035, #74726, #72106, #27998
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#74712[Bug] codex_app_server: the system prompt is never sent to the model — SOUL.md, memory and channel_overrides silently have no effect
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1 PR closed without merging
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19 Sep 2026

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