# NousResearch/hermes-agent · arg tag stripping over-strips prose regression fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A series of fixes addressing a regression where stripping stray arg tags incorrectly removed surrounding prose content, either to the end of text or across line boundaries. Adjustments also cover preserving prose mentions of arg tags and flattening list thinking payloads.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #121534. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #121534 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-121534`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.50`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #102303: \[Bug\]: arg_key/arg_value over-strip deletes prose tail to end of text (#101899 regression)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121534: fix(agent): strip stray arg tags to the line boundary, keep glued-name strip; flatten list thinking payloads**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py`, `contributors/emails/154926636+AdamPlatin123@users.noreply.github.com`, `hermes_cli/cli_render.py`, `tests/agent/test_run_agent.py`, `tests/agent/test_strip_reasoning_tags_cli.py`
- **#102305: fix(agent): keep prose arg-tag mentions when stripping cut fragments**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#105018: fix(agent): strip stray arg tags to line boundary, not end of text**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `cf8b08edac`, `#121534`, `#102303`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #121534 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-24`.