# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Non-ASCII skill command name handling fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where skill commands with non-ASCII names (such as Chinese characters) were silently skipped or broken due to slug normalization. Fixes include fallback behavior, allowing non-ASCII characters, and warning when names normalize to empty slugs.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #109193. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #109193 (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-109193`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #12351: Skill commands with non-ASCII names (e.g. Chinese) are silently skipped

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#109193: fix(skills): non-ASCII skill names register as slash commands (#12351, salvage #12522)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/skill_commands.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/commands_platforms.py`, `tests/agent/test_skill_commands.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_commands.py`
- **#12366: fix(skills): fall back to directory name for non-ASCII skill command slugs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `7817af2a16`, `#109193`
- **#12522: fix(skills): allow non-ASCII characters in skill command names (#12351)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `7817af2a16`, `#109193`
- **#12739: fix(skills): warn when skill names normalize to empty slugs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `7817af2a16`, `#109193`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #109193 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-12`.
- Subsystem: `skills`