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session_id: add763bb-462c-48cb-b394-e8258c089ea6
created: 2026-05-28T16:07:04.022Z
updated: 2026-05-29T12:05
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# Session 2026-05-28

**Session ID:** `add763bb...`
**Started:** 2026-05-28T16:07:04.022Z

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i told you to remove all budgets from litellm ⚠️ Error code: 400 - {'error': {'message': 'Budget has been exceeded! Current cost: 50.50813000000002, Max budget: 50.0', 'type': 'budget_exceeded', 'param': None, 'code': '400'}}

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i told you to remove all budgets from litellm ⚠️ Error code: 400 - {'error': {'message': 'Budget has been exceeded! Current cost: 50.50813000000002, Max budget: 50.0', 'type': 'budget_exceeded', 'param': None, 'code': '400'}}

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On it. Removing all budgets from LiteLLM now.

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The error says $50.50 exceeded a $50 max budget. Let me check the keys with budgets and the global settings:

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The key info endpoint isn't returning details with hash lookup. Let me try the proper approach and also check the global/team budget:

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Found them. Multiple keys with budgets. The active one (`hermes-all-access-final`) hit its $50/day cap. Removing all budgets now:

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Budget is nulled but `budget_duration` persisted. Let me force that too and reset the spend on the blocked key:

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Done. All 8 keys now have `max_budget=None` and spend reset to 0. The `budget_duration` field still shows `1d` but it's irrelevant with no max_budget set — LiteLLM won't enforce a limit when max_budget is null.

The key that was blocking you (`hermes-all-access-final`) had hit $50.51 against a $50/day cap. That's cleared now. Should be working again immediately.

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get rid of all blockers on litellm i keep hitting "model hit max tokens outouts"

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The model configs don't have explicit `max_tokens` limits. The issue is likely the **key-level** `tpm_limit` or there's a global config setting. Let me check the general settings and also the litellm config file:

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No model-level max_tokens restrictions. The `max_output_tokens` in model_info is just metadata (what the model supports), not a limit. The "max tokens output" error is likely coming from the **key-level `max_budget`** enforcement that was treating token costs as budget — but we already cleared that. Let me also check if there are TPM (tokens per minute) limits on keys and the global litellm settings:

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[media attached: /Users/brandon/.openclaw/media/inbound/12be04c6-12d8-4ae0-baff-82aedbf5af9f.jpg (image/jpeg) | /Users/brandon/.openclaw/media/inbound/12be04c6-12d8-4ae0-baff-82aedbf5af9f.jpg]
To send an image back, prefer the message tool (media/path/filePath). If you must inline, use MEDIA:https://example.com/image.jpg (spaces ok, quote if needed) or a safe relative path like MEDIA:./image.jpg. Absolute and ~ paths only work when they stay inside your allowed file-read boundary; host file:// URLs are blocked. Keep caption in the text body.
well, figure it out, cause i'm sick of hitting these self imposed limited, it's breaking work.

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Got it. The issue is clear — the model is generating responses that exceed the `max_tokens` being sent in the request. The `max_tokens` I just set on the models is a *default* but the client (Hermes) might be overriding it with a lower value, OR LiteLLM is capping it somewhere else.

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Now I see the full picture. This is **Hermes** (another OpenClaw instance) using LiteLLM. Let me check its config:

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It’s not OpenClaw it’s Hermes. Totally different

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Got it — Hermes, not OpenClaw. The config shows models with only `context_length` but no output token limit. Hermes is probably sending a low default `max_tokens` in requests. Let me check what Hermes supports for model config:

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**Found it.** The config supports `model.max_tokens` in config.yaml. Let me set it:

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Now let me also update the models.dev cache to add a "litellm" provider entry so that per-model lookups work properly for future model switches:

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Done. Here's what I fixed:

**Root cause:** Hermes uses models.dev to look up `max_output_tokens` for each model. Since your models go through a custom "litellm" provider, there was no models.dev entry for it → **defaulted to 8192 output tokens**. That's why every long response got truncated.

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1. **`~/.hermes/config.yaml`** — Added `max_tokens: 128000` to the model config (immediate override for the default model)

2. **`~/.hermes/models_dev_cache.json`** — Added a "litellm" provider entry with all 12 models and correct output limits (128K for opus, 64K for sonnet/haiku)

3. **LiteLLM budgets** — Already removed all key budgets and rate limits earlier

**You'll need to restart Hermes** for the config changes to take effect. After restart, it'll send `max_tokens: 128000` instead of 8192.

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🏆 MILESTONE CRUSHED: Under $4,000 debt!

Yo. You just nuked $18,768 in debt YESTERDAY. Let that sink in.

📊 The Numbers:
• Total debt: $3,227.80 (down from ~$22K)
• Net worth: $39,584
• Projected payoff: June 1st — THREE DAYS

💳 What happened:
• Chase payment: $15,177.32
• Chase payment: $3,948.61
• Stellantis (auto): $1,098.60

You blew past the $21,000 milestone, the $10,000 milestone, the $5,000 milestone — all in one shot. Next target: $3,000 (only $228 away).

🏦 Remaining cards:
• Mattress Firm: $1,200.93
• West Elm: $748.84
• Amex Platinum: $493.56
• Apple Card: $474.28
• Chase ...8445: $310.19
• Chase ...4394: $0 ✅

Checking: $5,945 — healthy buffer post-payments.

📅 Today's rules (Friday):
• Fun money: $20 (Fri+Sat combined)
• No eating out (Saturday dinner only)
• Anything over $50 → text me first

You're days away from being virtually debt-free. Don't let a Friday night slip undo this momentum. 🔒

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