# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix scalar hook event values treated as char lists

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #11902: Hook loader mis-registers scalar HOOK.yaml events values character-by-character
- PR #37486: fix(gateway/hooks): normalize scalar events to single-item list
- PR #124383: fix(gateway): a scalar or malformed HOOK.yaml events value no longer breaks hook loading (salvage #37486)

These issues and PRs address a bug where scalar (string) event values in hook/manifest YAML configurations were being iterated character-by-character instead of treated as a single-item list. Fixes involve normalizing scalar event values to a proper single-item list.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #11902: Hook loader mis-registers scalar HOOK.yaml events values character-by-character

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#11944: fix(hooks): reject scalar manifest events**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#11902`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#37486: fix(gateway/hooks): normalize scalar events to single-item list**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#76580`
  - files: `gateway/hooks.py`, `tests/test_gateway_hooks.py`
- **#39799: fix(gateway/hooks): normalize scalar events string to list (#11902)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#37486`
- **#124383: fix(gateway): a scalar or malformed HOOK.yaml events value no longer breaks hook loading (salvage #37486)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `gateway/hooks.py`, `tests/gateway/test_hooks.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/hooks.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/features/hooks.md`

## Fix status

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