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fix(cli): UnboundLocalError for ctx_len in compact banner path#4385

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fix(cli): UnboundLocalError for ctx_len in compact banner path#4385
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@luqs1 luqs1 commented Apr 1, 2026

Summary

  • ctx_len was only initialized inside the full-banner else branch but referenced unconditionally on line 2201, causing UnboundLocalError when the terminal is narrower than 80 columns (compact banner path).
  • Moves initialization before the if/else so both paths have access.

Repro

  1. Resize terminal to < 80 columns
  2. Run hermes
  3. Crash: UnboundLocalError: cannot access local variable 'ctx_len'

Test plan

  • Run hermes in a terminal < 80 cols wide — no crash
  • Run hermes in a terminal >= 80 cols wide — banner displays normally with context length warning if applicable

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ctx_len was only initialized inside the full-banner else branch but
referenced unconditionally afterwards, crashing the CLI when the
terminal is narrower than 80 columns.

Move the initialization before the if/else so both paths have access.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Thanks for catching this bug! I independently discovered the same issue and had already applied the fix locally. My PR #4392 was a duplicate - I've closed it.

This fix is definitely needed - it crashes when using compact banner mode (narrow terminal or --compact flag). Great catch!

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teknium1 commented Apr 1, 2026

Fixed in PR #4411, which cherry-picked the implementation from #4334 (first submitted, moved both init and lookup). Thanks for the report @luqs1!

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