# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Composite toolset delegation stripping bug fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where composite toolsets are incorrectly stripped or blocked when delegating to child agents, including fixes to the order of resolution and blocked-tools evaluation logic.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #112192. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112192 (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-112192`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #111700: delegate_task: composite toolsets are silently stripped from every child — all(\[\]) makes safe and hermes-gateway look entirely blocked

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112192: fix(delegate): composite toolsets reach delegated children (#111700, salvage #111703)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `tests/tools/test_delegate_composite_toolsets.py`, `tools/delegate_tool_toolsets.py`
- **#111703: fix(delegate): retain composite child toolsets**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `fa28f43285`, `#112192`
- **#111704: fix(delegate): judge blocked toolsets by resolved tools, not declared tools**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#111703`, `#111703`
- **#111706: fix(tools): composite toolsets are no longer stripped from delegated children**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `fa28f43285`, `#112192`
- **#111709: fix(delegate): resolve composite toolsets before the blocked-tools check**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `fa28f43285`, `#112192`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112192 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.