# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MCP tools/list cache TTL expiry refresh

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #95988: fix(mcp): honor tools/list TTL for connected servers

These items address honoring the ttlMs cache hint for MCP connected servers, ensuring tools/list is re-fetched from a live session when the TTL expires rather than serving stale cached results.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114604: MCP: honor \`ttlMs\` at runtime — re-fetch tools/list when the cache hint expires on a live session

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#95988: fix(mcp): honor tools/list TTL for connected servers**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_refresh_agent_mcp_tools.py`, `tools/mcp_tool.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_agent.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_discovery.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_health.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_transport.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/mcp.md`
- **#114606: fix(mcp): refresh live tools when ttl expires**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#95988`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `mcp`