fix: remove memory extract input cap

crates/manifest/src/config.rs

@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ pub(crate) fn reject_removed_manifest_fields(s: &str) -> Result<(), toml::de::Er
              (removed; use compaction.prune_protected_tokens)",
         ));
     }
+    if value
+        .get("memory")
+        .and_then(toml::Value::as_table)
+        .is_some_and(|table| table.contains_key("extract_worker_max_input_tokens"))
+    {
+        return Err(toml::de::Error::custom(
+            "unknown field in manifest: memory.extract_worker_max_input_tokens (removed)",
+        ));
+    }
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -283,9 +292,6 @@ impl MemoryConfig {
             language: upper.language.or(self.language),
             extract_model: upper.extract_model.or(self.extract_model),
             extract_threshold: upper.extract_threshold.or(self.extract_threshold),
-            extract_worker_max_input_tokens: upper
-                .extract_worker_max_input_tokens
-                .or(self.extract_worker_max_input_tokens),
             extract_worker_max_turns: upper
                 .extract_worker_max_turns
                 .or(self.extract_worker_max_turns),
@@ -1004,6 +1010,32 @@ prune_protected_turns = 3
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn from_toml_rejects_removed_extract_worker_max_input_tokens_field() {
+        let bad = r#"
+[memory]
+extract_worker_max_input_tokens = 30000
+"#;
+        let err = PodManifestConfig::from_toml(bad).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(
+            err.to_string()
+                .contains("memory.extract_worker_max_input_tokens"),
+            "unexpected error: {err}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_toml_accepts_extract_worker_max_turns() {
+        let cfg = PodManifestConfig::from_toml(
+            r#"
+[memory]
+extract_worker_max_turns = 2
+"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cfg.memory.unwrap().extract_worker_max_turns, Some(2));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn from_toml_accepts_worker_reasoning_string_or_integer() {
         let effort = PodManifestConfig::from_toml(

crates/manifest/src/defaults.rs

@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ pub const COMPACT_WORKER_MAX_TURNS: Option<u32> = Some(20);
 /// default references.
 pub const COMPACT_DEFAULT_REFERENCE_COUNT: usize = 5;
 
-/// Current prompt-occupancy cap for the memory extract worker's own
-/// LLM requests. Exceeding this aborts the extract run (circuit-breaker
-/// path). See [`crate::MemoryConfig::extract_worker_max_input_tokens`].
-pub const MEMORY_EXTRACT_WORKER_MAX_INPUT_TOKENS: u64 = 30_000;
-
 /// Optional maximum extract-worker tool-loop depth. `None` means unlimited.
 /// See [`crate::MemoryConfig::extract_worker_max_turns`].
 pub const MEMORY_EXTRACT_WORKER_MAX_TURNS: Option<u32> = Some(8);

crates/manifest/src/lib.rs

@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ pub struct MemoryConfig {
     /// the auto-extract trigger is dormant.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub extract_threshold: Option<u64>,
-    /// Current prompt-occupancy cap for the extract worker's own LLM
-    /// requests. Exceeding this aborts the extract run. `None` ⇒
-    /// [`defaults::MEMORY_EXTRACT_WORKER_MAX_INPUT_TOKENS`].
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub extract_worker_max_input_tokens: Option<u64>,
     /// Optional maximum extract-worker tool-loop depth. `None` leaves
     /// the worker unlimited; the default bounds runaway short-context
     /// loops. Falls through to