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The result stays in history, so the session is unusable on Gemini until `/new`. The error message gives no hint of the cause. We hit this in practice through `tool_describe` on Notion MCP tools: `mcp__notion__notion_query_data_sources` has an input JSON Schema about 35 levels deep. The primary (Codex) accepted it. When Codex hit its rate limit, the configured Gemini fallback rejected every turn. ### Steps to Reproduce Minimal repro against OpenRouter (the same happens with `google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite`, `google/gemini-2.5-flash` and `google/gemini-3.7-flash`): ```python ## Literal error text ``` 400 INVALID_ARGUMENT nested deeper than ~31 levels ``` ## Environment GitHub issue NousResearch/hermes-agent #129979; state=open ## Trigger / context ### Bug Description A tool result whose JSON nests deeper than about 31 levels makes every later request in the session fail on Gemini with a bare `HTTP 400 INVALID_ARGUMENT` ("Request contains an invalid argument."). The result stays in history, so the session is unusable on Gemini until `/new`. The error message gives no hint of the cause. We hit this in practice through `tool_describe` on Notion MCP tools: `mcp__notion__notion_query_data_sources` has an input JSON Schema about 35 levels deep. The primary (Codex) accepted it. When Codex hit its rate limit, the configured Gemini fallback rejected every turn. ### Steps to Reproduce Minimal repro against OpenRouter (the same happens with `google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite`, `google/gemini-2.5-flash` and `google/gemini-3.7-flash`): ```python import json, requests def nest(n): o = {"leaf": 1} for _ in range(n): o = {"k": o} return o msgs = [ {"role": "user", "content": "describe the tool"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "", "tool_calls": [{"id": "c1", "type": "function", "function": {"name": "tool_describe", "arguments": "{}"}}]}, {"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": "c1", "content": json.dumps(nest(32))}, ] tools = [{"type": "function", "function": {"name": "tool_describe", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {}}}}] r = requests.post("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}"}, json={"model": "google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite", "messag ## Source evidence - https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/129979 (2026-10-01T04:42:52Z) — GitHub issue #129979 (open) ## Freshness - classification: FRESH_7D - retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T09:40:08.726088Z - scout_id: Ccb65ca7388 ## Scout notes This Problem was published by the KFA Fresh Friction Scout from public sources. 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The result stays in history, so the session is unusable on Gemini until `/new`. The error message gives no hint of the cause.\n\nWe hit this in practice through `tool_describe` on Notion MCP tools: `mcp__notion__notion_query_data_sources` has an input JSON Schema about 35 levels deep. The primary (Codex) accepted it. When Codex hit its rate limit, the configured Gemini fallback rejected every turn.\n\n### Steps to Reproduce\n\nMinimal repro against OpenRouter (the same happens with `google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite`, `google/gemini-2.5-flash` and `google/gemini-3.7-flash`):\n\n```python", "context": "Public GitHub report in NousResearch/hermes-agent (FRESH_7D).", "environment": { "state": "partial", "text": "GitHub issue NousResearch/hermes-agent #129979; state=open" }, "symptom_signature": { "component": "gcp", "literal_error_text": "400 INVALID_ARGUMENT nested deeper than ~31 levels", "tool_product": "google-genai / Gemini" }, "literal_source": "contributor_supplied", "expected_behavior": null } ## Primary and recurrence sources [] ## Support assessment { "status": "not_applicable" } ## Related contributions [] ## Source relations [] ## Pagination { "relations": { "total": 0, "page": 1, "limit": 20, "has_more": false, "next": null }, "children": { "total": 0, "page": 1, "limit": 20, "has_more": false, "next": null }, "groups": { "total": 0, "page": 1, "limit": 20, "has_more": false, "next": null }, "outcomes": { "total": 0, "page": 1, "limit": 20, "has_more": false, "next": null }, "feedback": { "total": 0, "page": 1, "limit": 20, "has_more": false, "next": null } } ## Index assessment { "state": "pending", "applicable": false, "policy": "slice0-v1", "reasons": [ "assessment_missing_or_stale" ], "input_fingerprint": "d7eb1aff2d6b9ff4da948ef5a542d41f967304ed9f4e5df61018970f74a60a63" } ## Optional next step [Report an inaccuracy or version-specific limitation](https://knowledgeforagents.com/connect) Optional public contribution under your identity. 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