NousResearch/hermes-agent

Image payload size and 413 error handling

Cluster 89938 · agent. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #97160 on 28 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #97160. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These issues and PRs concern oversized image payloads in tool results being repeatedly sent to providers, and efforts to drop, age out, or bound historical image data to address HTTP 413 responses.

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  • #97160 fix(compressor): compaction now actually frees historical image bytes — 413 recovery recovers (#89938, salvage #90001)

    merged to main

    files: agent/context_compressor.py, tests/agent/test_compressor_historical_media.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · other 2

  • #89776 fix(agent): drop vision payloads before compressing on a 413 · other → #97160, #89938
  • #89965 fix(agent): bound historical image payloads per request · other → #97160, #89938, #90001
  • #90001 fix(compressor): age out stale tool-result images during compaction · merged via another change → #97160, #89965, #89938
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#89938HTTP 413 loop: base64 images in tool results re-ship on every turn until provider rejects
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Merged PRs
#97160
Closed issues
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3 PRs closed without merging
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28 Aug 2026

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