# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Streamed reply lost when empty tool shell committed

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where a streamed assistant reply is dropped from the transcript when an empty tool-round shell is committed to the store. The members include a bug report and related fix attempts targeting this specific desktop behavior.

## 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 #127038. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #127038 (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-127038`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #123047: \[Bug\]: Desktop — a streamed assistant reply is dropped from the transcript when the store committed an empty tool-round shell

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#127038: fix(desktop): keep a streamed reply over an empty committed tool shell**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/streamed-reply-survives-sync.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.ts`
- **#123065: fix(desktop): preserve streamed reply over empty tool shell**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#127038`, `#123047`, `#80151`, `#127230`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #127038 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-29`.