# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix local MCP tool batches running in one call

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where batches of local/plugin tools submitted together in a single tool_call were being rejected rather than executed in order. The fix allows such batches to run sequentially instead of wasting a model turn.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #131249. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #131249 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-131249`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #119891: tool_call: run a batch of local deferred tools in order instead of rejecting it

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131249: Local MCP/plugin tool batches in one tool_call now run instead of being rejected (#119891, #121616, salvage #131006)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/tool_call_batches.py`, `agent/turn_tool_round.py`, `tests/agent/test_local_tool_batches.py`, `tools/tool_search.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/tool-search.md`
- **#119903: fix(tool-call): stop local batches wasting a model turn**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `95db0e2ada4`, `#131249`, `#131006`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #131249 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-02`.