# NousResearch/hermes-agent · skill linter finding formatter bug fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where the skill linter's format_findings() function raised an AttributeError due to LintFinding lacking a .format() method. The fixes restore and correct the finding formatter, including plugin compatibility output rendering.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #126164. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #126164 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #119274: \[Bug\]: tools/skill_linter.py: format_findings() raises AttributeError — LintFinding has no .format()

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126164: Old pre-decomposition import paths are gone: plugin compat layer removed on schedule**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `.github/workflows/lint.yml`, `AGENTS.md`, `COMPAT_MANIFEST.md`, `acp_adapter/auth.py`, `acp_adapter/edit_approval.py`, `acp_adapter/events.py`, `acp_adapter/server.py`, `acp_adapter/session.py`, `agent/agent_init.py`, `agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py`, `agent/anthropic_adapter.py`, `agent/aux_accounting.py`, `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `agent/backend_identity.py`, `agent/background_review.py`, `agent/bedrock_adapter.py`, `agent/bounded_response.py`, `agent/browser_provider.py`, `agent/browser_registry.py`, `agent/codex_runtime.py` (+340 more)
- **#119287: fix(tools): render skill lint findings**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `a5bd246865bd`, `#126164`
- **#119289: fix(skill-linter): restore plugin compat finding formatter**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `a5bd246865b`, `#126164`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #126164 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-28`.