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Not a flake. Since #684 the daemon honors a request's num_ctx, and Cline's Ollama provider sends 32768 (its ollamaApiOptionsCtxNum default, checked in cline@2.18.0). The e2e suite shares one daemon warmed at 262144, so after the Cline test the model is reloaded at 32768 for every later test (daemon log: loaded with a context of 262144; unloading it to load it with 32768):

  • launch_hermes_with_model: context window of 32,768 tokens, which is below the minimum 64,000 required by Hermes Agent.
  • launch_qwen_with_model: request (38105 tokens) exceeds the available context size (32768 tokens).

That failed 7 of 8 E2E targets on the latest main run.

Fix

  • tests/launch_e2e.rs: warm_model records the window the model loads with; before each test the model is reloaded unless it has at least that window (an idle model loads at the default). A live daemon that will not unload the model fails the warm-up instead of setting a wrong baseline.
  • daemon::running_context_length: reads the window from /api/ps without loading an idle model (split out of loaded_context_length).
  • README: shorter runtime wording.

Verification

  • Reproduced locally with a real Hermes install: one /api/chat with num_ctx: 32768, then llmman launch hermes fails with the CI message. With the fix launch_hermes_with_model passes against a pre-shrunk daemon.
  • A throwaway test (not committed) checked the shrink, the reload to 262144, and that an idle model is not loaded by the check.
  • fmt and clippy clean; PR build + test jobs green.
  • e2e is skipped on PRs, so it was dispatched on this branch: https://github.com/llmmanorg/llmman/actions/runs/39182143004

Not addressed: launch hermes still fails with Hermes's own 64K error if another client leaves a model loaded below 64K. That is a launcher decision.

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The README updates container-runtime descriptions. The daemon adds a running-model context-window lookup. The E2E harness records the warmed model's context window and reloads the model when its current window is below the recorded baseline.

Changes: Runtime documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Container runtime wording
README.md
The launch and Serve descriptions refer to container execution without specifying Docker or Podman. The Serve description retains prebuilt-binary and PATH execution options selected by --runtime.

E2E model-window restoration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Running model context-window lookup
src/daemon.rs
The new running_context_length helper reads the daemon-reported context window without loading the model. loaded_context_length delegates its lookup to this helper.
Warm-up and context-window restoration
tests/launch_e2e.rs
The harness unloads the model before warm-up and retries measuring the daemon-reported context window. It reloads the model when the current window is below the recorded baseline. Restoration failures are logged without failing the test. Droid and OpenCode tests use the shared model_reference helper.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant E2EHarness
  participant Daemon
  participant Model
  E2EHarness->>Daemon: Resolve model reference and unload before warm-up
  E2EHarness->>Model: Run bounded warm-up prompt
  E2EHarness->>Daemon: Query running context window
  Daemon-->>E2EHarness: Return measured context window
  E2EHarness->>Daemon: Query context window during restoration
  Daemon-->>E2EHarness: Return current context window
  E2EHarness->>Daemon: Reload model when current window is below baseline
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Resolve the remaining E2E setup gaps before merging: tests can proceed without the required model window. The README also needs to reflect the available runtime choices.

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The focused test-isolation fix and documentation edits have no identified blocking issues.

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What changed in this PR

Restores the shared E2E model’s context window between tests, preventing one client’s settings from affecting later tests without changing product behavior.

Changes:

  • Records the initial context window after a clean warm-up.
  • Reloads the model when later tests encounter a changed window.
  • Simplifies README runtime wording.
File Description
tests/​launch_e2e.rs Records and restores the shared model’s context window.
README.md Simplifies container terminology and punctuation.

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README.md: 1

19-19: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Describe the selected runtime, not a fixed OS mapping.

Line 19 says Linux uses a container and other systems use a prebuilt binary. --runtime can also select bin or path on Linux, and path off Linux. Rewrite this as a runtime-neutral description or qualify it as an example. docs/backends.md (Lines 23-42) lists the runtime options and platform rules.

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Update the README description of how the selected runtime starts the agent so it
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qualify the Linux-container and prebuilt-binary mapping as an example,
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629-630: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep idle-model loads out of the restoration check.

restore_model_window can spend up to reqwest’s 30-second default timeout in loaded_context_length when the model is idle. The call can return None before the TIMEOUT-bounded warm-up runs.

This does not by itself fail the following E2E test or violate its context-window requirement. launch_and_assert continues to the integration launch, whose model request can perform the deferred cold load. The issue is a bounded delay and moving the load cost into the test.

Read /api/ps without triggering a load. If the model is absent, use run_model_prompt(TIMEOUT, ...) to warm it. Compare the context window only when /api/ps reports the model as loaded.

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Update restore_model_window to check whether the model is loaded via /api/ps
without calling loaded_context_length first. If absent, warm it with
run_model_prompt using TIMEOUT; compare the context window only when /api/ps
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- Line 591: Update the DEFAULT_WINDOW baseline initialization around
loaded_context_length so a failed lookup cannot be permanently cached as None;
require a measured window before accepting the baseline or retry the lookup
before another test changes the model. Ensure later restoration still has a
valid baseline after transient HTTP or /api/ps failures.

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- Line 19: Update the README description of how the selected runtime starts the
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- Around line 629-630: Update restore_model_window to check whether the model is
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19-20: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Describe the selected runtime in the launch overview.

README.md says Linux uses a container, but Linux also supports bin and path, and auto can fall back to them. State that the selected runtime controls how the model runs.

Suggested fix
-That starts a local inference server, fetches the tested `llama.cpp` release for
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+That starts a local inference server using the selected runtime (a container, a
+downloaded prebuilt binary, or an executable from `PATH`), loads the
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Update the README launch overview to say that the selected runtime determines
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627-629: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Retry a failed window lookup before skipping restoration.

If Cline leaves the model at 32,768 tokens and this /api/ps request fails once, running_context_length returns None. The else branch then starts the next launch without restoration. A bounded retry would distinguish a transient lookup failure from an idle model and prevent that failure from reaching Hermes or Qwen. This is separate from the earlier baseline-capture comment. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Update the running_context_length lookup in the launch restoration flow to retry
None results a bounded number of times before taking the existing else path;
retain the current handling when the lookup returns the default window or
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- Line 610: Update the initial unload in the warm_model flow so a failed unload
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🟢 Approval recommended

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632-632: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not treat a failed window lookup as an idle model.

If /api/ps fails while Cline has left the model at 32,768 tokens, running_context_length returns None. This branch then skips restoration, and a later Hermes test can fail its 64K minimum. Retry the lookup and reload or fail setup if the window remains unknown. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Update the restoration logic around running_context_length so a failed lookup is
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Since #684 the daemon honors a request's num_ctx. Cline's Ollama
provider sends 32768, so the shared daemon reloads the warmed 262144
model at 32768 and every later test runs at that window. Hermes then
refuses to start (64K minimum) and the qwen prompts overflow, failing
7 of 8 E2E targets on main. This is deterministic, not a flake.

Record the window warm_model loads the model with, and reload the model
before a test unless it has at least that window. Add
daemon::running_context_length to read the window without loading an
idle model. A live daemon that will not unload the model fails the
warm-up rather than set the baseline.

Also shorten the README's runtime wording.
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618-651: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Fail the test when window restoration fails.

warm_model() calls restore_model_window() immediately before run_launch(). When the model is below DEFAULT_WINDOW, an unload error or failed reload is only logged. The test then starts the E2E launch without the promised window. If unloading fails, reload_model() returns before running the prompt, so the undersized model can remain loaded.

Make restoration failure stop the test before the launch.

Suggested fix
     match reload_model("llmman run (model window restore)") {
         Ok(output) if output.status.success() => {}
-        Ok(output) => eprintln!(
-            "[restore_model_window] reload failed (status: {:?})\n--- stderr ---\n{}",
+        Ok(output) => panic!(
+            "[restore_model_window] reload failed (status: {:?})\n--- stderr ---\n{}",
             output.status,
             String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
         ),
-        Err(message) => eprintln!("[restore_model_window] {message}"),
+        Err(message) => panic!("[restore_model_window] {message}"),
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🟢 Approval recommended

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