# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Memory tool new_text alias not forwarded correctly

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #104097: fix(agent): forward the new_text alias in the memory inline executor

These items address a bug where the \`new_text\` alias is dropped by the inline executor before reaching \`memory_tool\`, causing \`replace\` operations to fail. The fixes involve forwarding the alias properly through dispatch and provider mirrors.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #104957. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #104957 (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-104957`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #104093: The documented \`new_text\` alias never reaches \`memory_tool\`: the inline executor drops it, so \`replace\` fails with "content is required"

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#104957: fix: memory aliases persist through dispatch and provider mirrors**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/inline_tool_executors.py`, `agent/memory_manager.py`, `tests/agent/test_inline_tool_executors_memory_args.py`
- **#104097: fix(agent): forward the new_text alias in the memory inline executor**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `agent/inline_tool_executors.py`, `tests/agent/test_inline_tool_executors_memory_args.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #104957 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-07`.
- Subsystem: `agent`