# NousResearch/hermes-agent · mem0 search retry loop and stop-condition fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where low-relevance mem0 search results cause an infinite retry loop, and proposed fixes to cap retries and enforce explicit stop conditions so user stop requests are not overridden by the system prompt.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #93485: \[Bug\]: mem0_search low-relevance results trigger infinite loop; explicit user instruction overridden by System Prompt

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93496: fix(memory): cap mem0_search retries and respect user stop requests**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#93504: fix(mem0): give the search guidance explicit stop conditions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#93496`, `#93485`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.