NousResearch/hermes-agent

Blank reply streaks bypass retries and logging

Cluster 101898. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #102051 on 3 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a defect where empty or usage-absent responses skip the fast-fail path, exhaust the full retry ladder unnecessarily, and leave no per-attempt log entry. A related concern is that the empty sentinel can surface to the user as a blank message bubble.

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  • #102051 fix(agent): usage-less empty streaks stop after two attempts and stay logged (#101898, salvage #101921)

    merged to main

    files: agent/conversation_loop.py, agent/empty_response_guard.py, tests/agent/test_empty_response_guard.py, tests/run_agent/test_run_agent.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #101921 fix(agent): stop blank replies from exhausting full retry ladders · merged via another change → c3e9def, #102051, #101898
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#101898agent: usage-absent empty streaks skip deterministic fast-fail and log no per-attempt record; "(empty)" sentinel reaches the desktop as a blank bubble
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#102051
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3 Sep 2026

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