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/model <model> --provider custom:<name> now reports the context window the user configured in custom_providers[].models.<id>.context_length instead of falling back to 128K. Closes #15779. Also bumps the top context-probe tier (and default fallback) from 128K to 256K.

Root cause: the per-model override was read only in AIAgent.__init__. switch_model(), resolve_display_context_length(), and _format_session_info() all ignored it and fell through to the probe-down fallback.

Changes

  • hermes_cli/config.py: new get_custom_provider_context_length() helper — single source of truth for the per-model override lookup, trailing-slash-insensitive
  • agent/model_metadata.py: get_model_context_length() gains custom_providers= kwarg (step 0b — after explicit config_context_length, before every probe); CONTEXT_PROBE_TIERS prefixed with 256K so DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT = 256K; stale 128000 literal in OR metadata-miss path replaced with DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT
  • run_agent.py: startup path refactored to use the helper (dedups inline loop, preserves invalid-value warning); AIAgent.switch_model() re-reads custom_providers from live config so mid-session switches resolve the override
  • hermes_cli/model_switch.py: resolve_display_context_length() accepts + forwards custom_providers
  • gateway/run.py: /model confirmation (picker callback + text path) and _format_session_info thread custom_providers through

Validation

Before After
/model gpt-5.5 --provider custom:my-endpoint with context_length: 1050000 Context: 128,000 Context: 1,050,000
Unknown-model default (no detection succeeds) 128,000 256,000
CONTEXT_PROBE_TIERS[0] 128,000 256,000

Targeted tests: tests/agent/test_model_metadata.py tests/hermes_cli/test_custom_provider_context_length.py tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_context_display.py tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py tests/hermes_cli/test_custom_provider_model_switch.py tests/run_agent/test_invalid_context_length_warning.py tests/run_agent/test_switch_model_context.py tests/agent/test_model_metadata_local_ctx.py tests/gateway/test_session_info.py171/171 pass. Broader tests/gateway/ tests/run_agent/ delta: 47 failing on origin/main → 46 failing on branch (same pre-existing failures, none new).

E2E via execute_code: exact #15779 repro config + helper edge cases (trailing slash, wrong url/model, invalid value types, zero/negative, config_context_length precedence) all green.

New tests

Closes #15779.

…+ bump probe tier to 256K

Fixes #15779. Custom-provider per-model context_length (`custom_providers[].models.<id>.context_length`) is now honored across every resolution path, not just agent startup. Also adds 256K as the top probe tier and default fallback.

## What changed

New helper `hermes_cli.config.get_custom_provider_context_length()` — single source of truth for the per-model override lookup, with trailing-slash-insensitive base-url matching.

`agent.model_metadata.get_model_context_length()` gains an optional `custom_providers=` kwarg (step 0b — runs after explicit `config_context_length` but before every other probe).

Wired through five call sites that previously either duplicated the lookup or ignored it entirely:
- `run_agent.py` startup — refactored to use the new helper (dedups legacy inline loop, keeps invalid-value warning)
- `AIAgent.switch_model()` — re-reads custom_providers from live config on every /model switch
- `hermes_cli.model_switch.resolve_display_context_length()` — new `custom_providers=` kwarg
- `gateway/run.py` /model confirmation (picker callback + text path)
- `gateway/run.py` `_format_session_info` (/info)

## Context probe tiers

`CONTEXT_PROBE_TIERS = [256_000, 128_000, 64_000, 32_000, 16_000, 8_000]` — was `[128_000, ...]`. `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` follows tier[0], so unknown models now default to 256K. The stale `128000` literal in the OpenRouter metadata-miss path is replaced with `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` for consistency.

## Repro (from #15779)

```yaml
custom_providers:
  - name: my-custom-endpoint
    base_url: https://example.invalid/v1
    model: gpt-5.5
    models:
      gpt-5.5:
        context_length: 1050000
```

`/model gpt-5.5 --provider custom:my-custom-endpoint` → previously "Context: 128,000", now "Context: 1,050,000".

## Tests

- `tests/hermes_cli/test_custom_provider_context_length.py` — new file, 19 tests covering the helper, step-0b integration, and the 256K tier invariants
- `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_context_display.py` — added regression tests for #15779 through the display resolver
- `tests/gateway/test_session_info.py` — updated default-fallback assertion (128K → 256K)
- `tests/agent/test_model_metadata.py` — updated tier assertions for the new top tier
@teknium1 teknium1 merged commit 125de02 into main Apr 26, 2026
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@alt-glitch alt-glitch added type/bug Something isn't working P2 Medium — degraded but workaround exists comp/agent Core agent loop, run_agent.py, prompt builder comp/cli CLI entry point, hermes_cli/, setup wizard comp/gateway Gateway runner, session dispatch, delivery area/config Config system, migrations, profiles labels Apr 26, 2026
ksmaze added a commit to ksmaze/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Apr 28, 2026
The _check_compression_model_feasibility call to get_model_context_length
was missing the custom_providers= kwarg, so the aux compression model
fell back to 256K instead of reading the per-model context_length from
custom_providers config. This caused a spurious "Auto-lowered threshold"
warning when both main and aux models are on the same custom endpoint.

Also removes dead _ctx_kwargs code left over from the merge.

Fixes the same gap that cbabf6a addressed via agent_config=, now using
the upstream custom_providers= pattern from PR NousResearch#15844.
ulasbilgen pushed a commit to ulasbilgen/hermes-adhd-agent that referenced this pull request May 1, 2026
…+ bump probe tier to 256K (NousResearch#15844)

Fixes NousResearch#15779. Custom-provider per-model context_length (`custom_providers[].models.<id>.context_length`) is now honored across every resolution path, not just agent startup. Also adds 256K as the top probe tier and default fallback.

## What changed

New helper `hermes_cli.config.get_custom_provider_context_length()` — single source of truth for the per-model override lookup, with trailing-slash-insensitive base-url matching.

`agent.model_metadata.get_model_context_length()` gains an optional `custom_providers=` kwarg (step 0b — runs after explicit `config_context_length` but before every other probe).

Wired through five call sites that previously either duplicated the lookup or ignored it entirely:
- `run_agent.py` startup — refactored to use the new helper (dedups legacy inline loop, keeps invalid-value warning)
- `AIAgent.switch_model()` — re-reads custom_providers from live config on every /model switch
- `hermes_cli.model_switch.resolve_display_context_length()` — new `custom_providers=` kwarg
- `gateway/run.py` /model confirmation (picker callback + text path)
- `gateway/run.py` `_format_session_info` (/info)

## Context probe tiers

`CONTEXT_PROBE_TIERS = [256_000, 128_000, 64_000, 32_000, 16_000, 8_000]` — was `[128_000, ...]`. `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` follows tier[0], so unknown models now default to 256K. The stale `128000` literal in the OpenRouter metadata-miss path is replaced with `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` for consistency.

## Repro (from NousResearch#15779)

```yaml
custom_providers:
  - name: my-custom-endpoint
    base_url: https://example.invalid/v1
    model: gpt-5.5
    models:
      gpt-5.5:
        context_length: 1050000
```

`/model gpt-5.5 --provider custom:my-custom-endpoint` → previously "Context: 128,000", now "Context: 1,050,000".

## Tests

- `tests/hermes_cli/test_custom_provider_context_length.py` — new file, 19 tests covering the helper, step-0b integration, and the 256K tier invariants
- `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_context_display.py` — added regression tests for NousResearch#15779 through the display resolver
- `tests/gateway/test_session_info.py` — updated default-fallback assertion (128K → 256K)
- `tests/agent/test_model_metadata.py` — updated tier assertions for the new top tier
donald131 pushed a commit to donald131/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 2, 2026
…+ bump probe tier to 256K (NousResearch#15844)

Fixes NousResearch#15779. Custom-provider per-model context_length (`custom_providers[].models.<id>.context_length`) is now honored across every resolution path, not just agent startup. Also adds 256K as the top probe tier and default fallback.

## What changed

New helper `hermes_cli.config.get_custom_provider_context_length()` — single source of truth for the per-model override lookup, with trailing-slash-insensitive base-url matching.

`agent.model_metadata.get_model_context_length()` gains an optional `custom_providers=` kwarg (step 0b — runs after explicit `config_context_length` but before every other probe).

Wired through five call sites that previously either duplicated the lookup or ignored it entirely:
- `run_agent.py` startup — refactored to use the new helper (dedups legacy inline loop, keeps invalid-value warning)
- `AIAgent.switch_model()` — re-reads custom_providers from live config on every /model switch
- `hermes_cli.model_switch.resolve_display_context_length()` — new `custom_providers=` kwarg
- `gateway/run.py` /model confirmation (picker callback + text path)
- `gateway/run.py` `_format_session_info` (/info)

## Context probe tiers

`CONTEXT_PROBE_TIERS = [256_000, 128_000, 64_000, 32_000, 16_000, 8_000]` — was `[128_000, ...]`. `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` follows tier[0], so unknown models now default to 256K. The stale `128000` literal in the OpenRouter metadata-miss path is replaced with `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` for consistency.

## Repro (from NousResearch#15779)

```yaml
custom_providers:
  - name: my-custom-endpoint
    base_url: https://example.invalid/v1
    model: gpt-5.5
    models:
      gpt-5.5:
        context_length: 1050000
```

`/model gpt-5.5 --provider custom:my-custom-endpoint` → previously "Context: 128,000", now "Context: 1,050,000".

## Tests

- `tests/hermes_cli/test_custom_provider_context_length.py` — new file, 19 tests covering the helper, step-0b integration, and the 256K tier invariants
- `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_context_display.py` — added regression tests for NousResearch#15779 through the display resolver
- `tests/gateway/test_session_info.py` — updated default-fallback assertion (128K → 256K)
- `tests/agent/test_model_metadata.py` — updated tier assertions for the new top tier
02356abc pushed a commit to 02356abc/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 14, 2026
…+ bump probe tier to 256K (NousResearch#15844)

Fixes NousResearch#15779. Custom-provider per-model context_length (`custom_providers[].models.<id>.context_length`) is now honored across every resolution path, not just agent startup. Also adds 256K as the top probe tier and default fallback.

## What changed

New helper `hermes_cli.config.get_custom_provider_context_length()` — single source of truth for the per-model override lookup, with trailing-slash-insensitive base-url matching.

`agent.model_metadata.get_model_context_length()` gains an optional `custom_providers=` kwarg (step 0b — runs after explicit `config_context_length` but before every other probe).

Wired through five call sites that previously either duplicated the lookup or ignored it entirely:
- `run_agent.py` startup — refactored to use the new helper (dedups legacy inline loop, keeps invalid-value warning)
- `AIAgent.switch_model()` — re-reads custom_providers from live config on every /model switch
- `hermes_cli.model_switch.resolve_display_context_length()` — new `custom_providers=` kwarg
- `gateway/run.py` /model confirmation (picker callback + text path)
- `gateway/run.py` `_format_session_info` (/info)

## Context probe tiers

`CONTEXT_PROBE_TIERS = [256_000, 128_000, 64_000, 32_000, 16_000, 8_000]` — was `[128_000, ...]`. `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` follows tier[0], so unknown models now default to 256K. The stale `128000` literal in the OpenRouter metadata-miss path is replaced with `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` for consistency.

## Repro (from NousResearch#15779)

```yaml
custom_providers:
  - name: my-custom-endpoint
    base_url: https://example.invalid/v1
    model: gpt-5.5
    models:
      gpt-5.5:
        context_length: 1050000
```

`/model gpt-5.5 --provider custom:my-custom-endpoint` → previously "Context: 128,000", now "Context: 1,050,000".

## Tests

- `tests/hermes_cli/test_custom_provider_context_length.py` — new file, 19 tests covering the helper, step-0b integration, and the 256K tier invariants
- `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_context_display.py` — added regression tests for NousResearch#15779 through the display resolver
- `tests/gateway/test_session_info.py` — updated default-fallback assertion (128K → 256K)
- `tests/agent/test_model_metadata.py` — updated tier assertions for the new top tier
dannyJ848 pushed a commit to dannyJ848/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 17, 2026
…+ bump probe tier to 256K (NousResearch#15844)

Fixes NousResearch#15779. Custom-provider per-model context_length (`custom_providers[].models.<id>.context_length`) is now honored across every resolution path, not just agent startup. Also adds 256K as the top probe tier and default fallback.

## What changed

New helper `hermes_cli.config.get_custom_provider_context_length()` — single source of truth for the per-model override lookup, with trailing-slash-insensitive base-url matching.

`agent.model_metadata.get_model_context_length()` gains an optional `custom_providers=` kwarg (step 0b — runs after explicit `config_context_length` but before every other probe).

Wired through five call sites that previously either duplicated the lookup or ignored it entirely:
- `run_agent.py` startup — refactored to use the new helper (dedups legacy inline loop, keeps invalid-value warning)
- `AIAgent.switch_model()` — re-reads custom_providers from live config on every /model switch
- `hermes_cli.model_switch.resolve_display_context_length()` — new `custom_providers=` kwarg
- `gateway/run.py` /model confirmation (picker callback + text path)
- `gateway/run.py` `_format_session_info` (/info)

## Context probe tiers

`CONTEXT_PROBE_TIERS = [256_000, 128_000, 64_000, 32_000, 16_000, 8_000]` — was `[128_000, ...]`. `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` follows tier[0], so unknown models now default to 256K. The stale `128000` literal in the OpenRouter metadata-miss path is replaced with `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` for consistency.

## Repro (from NousResearch#15779)

```yaml
custom_providers:
  - name: my-custom-endpoint
    base_url: https://example.invalid/v1
    model: gpt-5.5
    models:
      gpt-5.5:
        context_length: 1050000
```

`/model gpt-5.5 --provider custom:my-custom-endpoint` → previously "Context: 128,000", now "Context: 1,050,000".

## Tests

- `tests/hermes_cli/test_custom_provider_context_length.py` — new file, 19 tests covering the helper, step-0b integration, and the 256K tier invariants
- `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_context_display.py` — added regression tests for NousResearch#15779 through the display resolver
- `tests/gateway/test_session_info.py` — updated default-fallback assertion (128K → 256K)
- `tests/agent/test_model_metadata.py` — updated tier assertions for the new top tier
gweeteve pushed a commit to gweeteve/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jun 2, 2026
…+ bump probe tier to 256K (NousResearch#15844)

Fixes NousResearch#15779. Custom-provider per-model context_length (`custom_providers[].models.<id>.context_length`) is now honored across every resolution path, not just agent startup. Also adds 256K as the top probe tier and default fallback.

## What changed

New helper `hermes_cli.config.get_custom_provider_context_length()` — single source of truth for the per-model override lookup, with trailing-slash-insensitive base-url matching.

`agent.model_metadata.get_model_context_length()` gains an optional `custom_providers=` kwarg (step 0b — runs after explicit `config_context_length` but before every other probe).

Wired through five call sites that previously either duplicated the lookup or ignored it entirely:
- `run_agent.py` startup — refactored to use the new helper (dedups legacy inline loop, keeps invalid-value warning)
- `AIAgent.switch_model()` — re-reads custom_providers from live config on every /model switch
- `hermes_cli.model_switch.resolve_display_context_length()` — new `custom_providers=` kwarg
- `gateway/run.py` /model confirmation (picker callback + text path)
- `gateway/run.py` `_format_session_info` (/info)

## Context probe tiers

`CONTEXT_PROBE_TIERS = [256_000, 128_000, 64_000, 32_000, 16_000, 8_000]` — was `[128_000, ...]`. `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` follows tier[0], so unknown models now default to 256K. The stale `128000` literal in the OpenRouter metadata-miss path is replaced with `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` for consistency.

## Repro (from NousResearch#15779)

```yaml
custom_providers:
  - name: my-custom-endpoint
    base_url: https://example.invalid/v1
    model: gpt-5.5
    models:
      gpt-5.5:
        context_length: 1050000
```

`/model gpt-5.5 --provider custom:my-custom-endpoint` → previously "Context: 128,000", now "Context: 1,050,000".

## Tests

- `tests/hermes_cli/test_custom_provider_context_length.py` — new file, 19 tests covering the helper, step-0b integration, and the 256K tier invariants
- `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_context_display.py` — added regression tests for NousResearch#15779 through the display resolver
- `tests/gateway/test_session_info.py` — updated default-fallback assertion (128K → 256K)
- `tests/agent/test_model_metadata.py` — updated tier assertions for the new top tier
Egavasyug pushed a commit to Egavasyug/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jun 10, 2026
…+ bump probe tier to 256K (NousResearch#15844)

Fixes NousResearch#15779. Custom-provider per-model context_length (`custom_providers[].models.<id>.context_length`) is now honored across every resolution path, not just agent startup. Also adds 256K as the top probe tier and default fallback.

## What changed

New helper `hermes_cli.config.get_custom_provider_context_length()` — single source of truth for the per-model override lookup, with trailing-slash-insensitive base-url matching.

`agent.model_metadata.get_model_context_length()` gains an optional `custom_providers=` kwarg (step 0b — runs after explicit `config_context_length` but before every other probe).

Wired through five call sites that previously either duplicated the lookup or ignored it entirely:
- `run_agent.py` startup — refactored to use the new helper (dedups legacy inline loop, keeps invalid-value warning)
- `AIAgent.switch_model()` — re-reads custom_providers from live config on every /model switch
- `hermes_cli.model_switch.resolve_display_context_length()` — new `custom_providers=` kwarg
- `gateway/run.py` /model confirmation (picker callback + text path)
- `gateway/run.py` `_format_session_info` (/info)

## Context probe tiers

`CONTEXT_PROBE_TIERS = [256_000, 128_000, 64_000, 32_000, 16_000, 8_000]` — was `[128_000, ...]`. `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` follows tier[0], so unknown models now default to 256K. The stale `128000` literal in the OpenRouter metadata-miss path is replaced with `DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT` for consistency.

## Repro (from NousResearch#15779)

```yaml
custom_providers:
  - name: my-custom-endpoint
    base_url: https://example.invalid/v1
    model: gpt-5.5
    models:
      gpt-5.5:
        context_length: 1050000
```

`/model gpt-5.5 --provider custom:my-custom-endpoint` → previously "Context: 128,000", now "Context: 1,050,000".

## Tests

- `tests/hermes_cli/test_custom_provider_context_length.py` — new file, 19 tests covering the helper, step-0b integration, and the 256K tier invariants
- `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_context_display.py` — added regression tests for NousResearch#15779 through the display resolver
- `tests/gateway/test_session_info.py` — updated default-fallback assertion (128K → 256K)
- `tests/agent/test_model_metadata.py` — updated tier assertions for the new top tier
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