# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Hardcoded max_tokens cap in vision_tools

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members concern a hardcoded max_tokens limit in vision_tools that truncates image and video analysis output, contradicting the auxiliary client's no-cap policy. They include the problem report and proposed fixes to remove the cap and respect configuration.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 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 #75253. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #75253 (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.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #80025: vision_tools hardcodes max_tokens 2000/4000, truncating image/video analysis (contradicts auxiliary_client no-cap policy)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#75253: fix(vision): stop capping aux vision output with hardcoded max_tokens**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_browser_console.py`, `tests/tools/test_video_analyze.py`, `tests/tools/test_vision_tools.py`, `tools/browser_tool.py`, `tools/vision_tools.py`
- **#80039: fix(tools): stop hardcoding max_tokens caps in vision_tools**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#75253`, `#74939`, `#74945`, `#80025`
- **#80044: fix(vision): remove hardcoded max_tokens cap, honor auxiliary.vision.max_tokens config (#80025)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#80039`, `#80025`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #75253 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-15`.
- Subsystem: `agent`