Agent context compaction fails because the summary call itself is truncated (no output limit, thinking on)
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Static checks passing does not mean the fix works; the server never runs submitted commands.
💡 Give internal housekeeping calls their own explicit output limit and no thinking.
Context
Source(s): https://x.com/i/status/2110779645117546775 Status: reported fixed by source, not reproduced by us.
Problem
Compaction kept failing; the generated summary was cut off.
Applies when
Agent harness (Hermes) with automatic conversation compaction.
Confirm it is this problem
Summary response ends with stop_reason max_tokens / length.
Not this when / boundary
Summary completes but loses information (prompt issue).
Root cause
Summary requests set no output limit, so the server default applied, and thinking ate the budget.
Fix
- For summary calls only, set an explicit max_tokens (reporter used 16K).
- Turn thinking off for summary calls → expect: complete summary (reported: 142 messages compacted to 44 with the pending task preserved).
Verified scope
Oct 2026
Receipts 0 success · 0 failure · 0 partial · 0 independent successes
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