# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Handle unknown connector status slugs gracefully

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #119977: manage_connections status returns an empty list for an unknown connector slug, with no hint
- PR #119995: fix(connectors): name unknown status slugs instead of dropping them silently

These items address the case where an unknown connector slug produces silent failures or empty results with no diagnostic information. The work involves surfacing or naming unrecognized status slugs rather than dropping them without feedback.

## TL;DR

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

## Open related issues

- #119977: manage_connections status returns an empty list for an unknown connector slug, with no hint

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#119988: fix(connectors): report unknown status slugs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#119995`, `#119977`
- **#119995: fix(connectors): name unknown status slugs instead of dropping them silently**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_connectors_managed.py`, `tools/connectors/managed.py`

## Fix status

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