NousResearch/hermes-agent

Fix recursive error traversal in MCP connection errors

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #112200 on 16 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a RecursionError caused by unbounded traversal of cyclic exception chains when a stdio MCP server binary is missing. The fix bounds the nested connection error walk so the real underlying error is reported instead.

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  • #112200 fix(mcp): hermes mcp test reports the real connect error instead of RecursionError on cyclic exception chains (#111952, #111997, salvage #111961)

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    files: contributors/emails/[email protected], tests/tools/test_mcp_tool_errors.py, tests/tools/test_mcp_tool_session_expired.py, tools/mcp_tool_errors.py

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #111961 fix(mcp): bound nested connection error traversal · merged via another change → 4b1215b, #112200
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#111952hermes mcp test: RecursionError (unbounded exception-chain walk) when a stdio server's binary is missing
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