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Jun 28, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How IterationBudget Stops Child Agents from Running Away

The article explains how Hermes' IterationBudget defines per‑agent autonomy limits, prevents cost, latency, context bloat and error amplification, supports refund and grace‑summary mechanisms, keeps parent and child budgets independent, and separates budget, timeout and concurrency controls for robust multi‑agent governance.