NousResearch/hermes-agent

Gateway agent cache memory bounding fix

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #81127 on 7 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug report and associated fix attempts addressing unbounded RSS growth in the gateway due to the agent cache retaining full transcripts without memory limits. The work involves constraining the cache by memory in addition to count and age.

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  • #81127 fix(gateway): bound the agent cache by memory, not just count and age (#80764, salvage of #80795)

    merged to main

    files: docs/session-lifecycle.md, gateway/agent_cache_pressure.py, gateway/run.py, hermes_cli/config_defaults.py, tests/gateway/test_agent_cache_pressure.py, website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md

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  • #80795 fix(gateway): bound the agent cache by memory, not just count and age · merged via another change → #81127, #80764
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#80764[Bug]: Gateway RSS grows unbounded (full transcripts held in agent cache) — shutdown hang + SIGKILL every 4-7h under multi-session load
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