NousResearch/hermes-agent

Bot mode refusal detection by reason code

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #104898 on 7 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where bot delivery or bot-mode logic was detecting target-busy or active-session refusals by matching message wording rather than checking the structured reason code. The work involves classifying refusals based on SESSION_NOT_OWNED or equivalent reason codes directly.

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  • #104898 fix: bot delivery recognizes refusal codes independently of wording

    merged to main

    files: cli.py, hermes_cli/active_sessions.py, tests/tools/test_bot_mode_refusal_contract.py, tools/bot_mode_dm.py, website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

  • #104829 fix(bot-mode): classify active-session refusal by reason code · done elsewhere → 549e6aa, #104784
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#104784bot_mode_dm target_busy detection depends on the wording of the refusal message, not the SESSION_NOT_OWNED reason code
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7 Sep 2026

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