# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Retry when streamed tool call arguments are unparseable JSON

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #119389: write_file (and other tool calls) silently discarded when tool_call arguments are unrepairable JSON
- PR #119400: fix(agent): retry unrepairable streamed tool arguments
- PR #119402: fix(streaming): retry unrepairable tool args on a terminal finish_reason (#119389)

These issues and PRs concern tool calls being silently dropped when their streamed arguments contain JSON that cannot be repaired. The work involves detecting this condition and retrying rather than discarding the call.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

## Open related issues

- #119389: write_file (and other tool calls) silently discarded when tool_call arguments are unrepairable JSON

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#119400: fix(agent): retry unrepairable streamed tool arguments**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `08ac38ac50`, `#119402`
  - files: `agent/chat_completion_helpers.py`, `tests/agent/test_partial_stream_finish_reason.py`
- **#119402: fix(streaming): retry unrepairable tool args on a terminal finish_reason (#119389)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`; refs `#119400`
  - files: `agent/chat_completion_helpers.py`, `tests/agent/test_finish_stream_unrepairable_args_119389.py`

## Fix status

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