# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Make system prompt section size limits configurable

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #92774: \[Bug\] register_system_prompt_section() caps (4k/section, 8k aggregate) are hard-coded and make the sanctioned plugin path unusable for large always-injected context
- PR #93434: fix(plugins): make system prompt section budgets configurable and surface over-budget drops

These items address hard-coded size caps on system prompt sections (4k per section, 8k aggregate) that restrict plugin usage, and propose making those limits configurable while surfacing when content is dropped for exceeding the budget.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #92774: \[Bug\] register_system_prompt_section() caps (4k/section, 8k aggregate) are hard-coded and make the sanctioned plugin path unusable for large always-injected context

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93434: fix(plugins): make system prompt section budgets configurable and surface over-budget drops**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`
  - files: `agent/system_prompt.py`, `cli-config.yaml.example`, `cli.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins.py`, `tests/agent/test_plugin_prompt_sections.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_prompt_sections.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/hooks.md`
- **#95908: Make system-prompt section size limits configurable**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#93434`, `#92774`

## Fix status

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