# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Codex TTFB cap default overrides large-context scaling

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A bug was identified where the default 120-second TTFB cap cancels out large-context Codex timeout scaling. Related changes explore making the cap opt-in rather than applied by default.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #115291. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #115291 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #97682: \[Bug\]:  Large-context Codex TTFB scaling is immediately canceled by the default 120s cap

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#115291: openai-codex: large-context TTFB scale-up no longer clawed back to 120s by the cap default (#91621, salvage #91635)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/chat_completion_helpers.py`, `contributors/emails/98612348+jwilson411@users.noreply.github.com`, `tests/agent/test_codex_ttfb_watchdog.py`
- **#97690: fix(agent): make Codex TTFB max-seconds cap opt-in**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `b1968795b2`, `#115291`, `#69228`, `#91635`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #115291 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.