Limits

The numbers below are read from the code each time the docs are built.

Limits

Limit	Value	Notes
Steps in one chat turn	4	A chat sends work and answers; past this it stops.
Steps on one piece of work in a thread	40	Past this the thread answers with what it has.
Groups one browse_tools shows	3	Browse the rest in a second call.
Tools one find_tools loads	8	Load the rest in a second call.
Open threads per agent	30	Close a finished thread to start another.
Threads running at once, per agent	3	More wait their turn.
Threads running at once, across the owner’s agents	8	More wait their turn.
What read_thread shows from the top	32,000 bytes	Read a line or message for more.
A packet’s task	600 characters	hand_off, start_thread, message_thread
A packet’s notes	2,000 characters	Past a limit the sender is asked to shorten; nothing is cut.
A packet’s links	20 links	Each one of mail:, file:, contact:, doc:, web:
Hand-offs deep	3	Past this the work is done where it is.
Agents one owner keeps, besides Roadstar	40	make_agent refuses past it.
A job description, its four parts together	600 characters	make_agent, change_agent
Tries of a failed model call	5	About 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 seconds apart.