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so there is multiple layers:
1. request: this is what you read about in the docs
2. global config: you can configure a global max depth on your project level, currently not through the UI afaik, but through the Ory CLI `ory update permission-config`  under `limit.max_read_depth`  (default is 5)
3. we limit the value you can set for your project to 20