# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Normalize agent.max_turns string value handling

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #67696: feat(config): resolve_turn_limit — first-class 'none'/'unlimited' for agent.max_turns
- PR #82848: fix: normalize max_turns string spellings across cron and goals (#82813)

These members address inconsistent parsing of 'none' and 'unlimited' string values for agent.max_turns in config, including a bug report, a fix for spelling normalization, and a feature to handle these values as first-class options.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #90708. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #90708 (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-90708`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

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## Closed / duplicate issues

- #82813: \[Bug\] agent.max_turns accepts 'none'/'unlimited' in config.yaml but crashes or silently falls back to default

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90708: feat(config): agent.max_turns unlimited by default (salvage #67696, fixes #82813)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/agent_init.py`, `cli.py`, `contributors/emails/fattchris@users.noreply.github.com`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `run_agent.py`, `tests/cli/test_cli_init.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_resolve_turn_limit.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md`
- **#67696: feat(config): resolve_turn_limit — first-class 'none'/'unlimited' for agent.max_turns**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cli.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_resolve_turn_limit.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md`
- **#82848: fix: normalize max_turns string spellings across cron and goals (#82813)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `cron/scheduler.py`, `hermes_cli/goals.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #90708 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-20`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`