# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix fuzzy matching inside Unicode expansions

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #122452: \[Bug\]: fuzzy patch reports no match when the match starts inside a Unicode expansion (em-dash, ellipsis)
- PR #122456: fix(tools): don't drop a unicode_normalized match starting inside an expansion
- PR #122693: fix(fuzzy-match): snap matches starting inside a Unicode expansion (#122452)

These items address a bug where fuzzy/patch matching fails or produces incorrect results when a match begins inside a Unicode expansion such as an em-dash or ellipsis. The work involves snapping or preserving such matches rather than dropping them.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #122452: \[Bug\]: fuzzy patch reports no match when the match starts inside a Unicode expansion (em-dash, ellipsis)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122456: fix(tools): don't drop a unicode_normalized match starting inside an expansion**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `cbf021332ccb56af075d81f5f375b9d6dadc4384`, `#122457`, `#122458`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_fuzzy_match.py`, `tools/fuzzy_match.py`
- **#122693: fix(fuzzy-match): snap matches starting inside a Unicode expansion (#122452)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#122456`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_fuzzy_match.py`, `tools/fuzzy_match.py`

## Fix status

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