# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix false warning for reasoning_effort config key

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #85741: \[Bug\]: hermes config set agent.reasoning_effort emits a false unrecognized-key warning
- PR #85752: fix(config): stop valid reasoning effort settings from triggering warnings
- PR #109583: fix(config): declare agent.reasoning_effort in DEFAULT_CONFIG and reject invalid effort values

These issues and PRs address a bug where setting agent.reasoning_effort in config incorrectly triggers an unrecognized-key warning. The fixes add reasoning_effort to the list of recognized configuration keys to suppress the false warning.

## TL;DR

- 9 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 6 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.22`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #85741: \[Bug\]: hermes config set agent.reasoning_effort emits a false unrecognized-key warning

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#85752: fix(config): stop valid reasoning effort settings from triggering warnings**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `bba4cce17b`, `7cc0ef5cdbaf2e3fc9e81cd0bfd7016b5a039929`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `hermes_constants.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py`, `tests/test_hermes_constants.py`
- **#85757: fix(config): recognize agent.reasoning_effort as a known key**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#85752`, `#85741`
- **#85931: fix(cli): add reasoning_effort to recognized config keys**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#85752`, `#85931`
- **#87544: fix(cli): recognize agent.reasoning_effort as a known config key**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#85752`, `#85757`, `#85931`
- **#89565: fix(config): recognize agent.reasoning_effort in config key validation (#85741)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#85752`
- **#95095: fix(config): recognize agent.reasoning_effort as a known config key**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#85752`, `#85741`
- **#99684: fix(config): recognize global reasoning effort**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#85752`
- **#109583: fix(config): declare agent.reasoning_effort in DEFAULT_CONFIG and reject invalid effort values**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `ee4452991d`, `87db605abb`, `#85752`, `#85741`, `#92468`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config.py`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`