NousResearch/hermes-agent

Empty stream retry instead of silent empty step

Cluster 112419 · agent. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

1 open item. Fix merged in #113135 on 17 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes address a bug where a stream that dies before producing any visible text is silently treated as a completed empty step, causing the model to repeat the lost action. The fix ensures such undelivered empty streams are retried rather than passed through as empty turns.

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PR#112513fix(agent): retry undelivered empty partial streams

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#113135 fix(streaming): a stream that dies before any visible text is retried, not turned into an empty step the model repeats (#112419, supersedes #112513, #112421)

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files: agent/chat_completion_helpers.py, tests/agent/test_direct_contexts_stream_inline.py, tests/agent/test_request_client_reuse_abort_races.py, tests/agent/test_streaming.py

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From the close comments: partial fix 1

#112421 fix(agent): re-evaluate empty partial streams · partial fix → #113135, #112421

Closed issues · 1

Closed#112419[Bug]: Empty partial-stream stub (0 chars recovered) lets the turn continue as if nothing happened — model repeats the lost action

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Subsystem: agent
Merged PRs: #113135
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 17 Sep 2026

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