NousResearch/hermes-agent

Hermes update retry logic for transient errors

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #124684 on 27 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items concern a bug where a single transient HTTP error (503/429) during a release-channel read aborts a Hermes update with no retry, ignoring Retry-After headers. The cluster covers the problem report, a salvage/workaround, and a fix adding retry behavior.

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  • #124684 hermes update rides out a CDN blip on the release-channel read; passive checks stay single-shot (salvage #124663)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/release_channels.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/network/test_offline_and_flaky.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_release_channels.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #124663 fix(update): retry transient release channel reads · merged via another change → d25bbd0, #124684
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#124653hermes update: one transient 503/429 on the release-channel record aborts the update (no retry, Retry-After ignored)
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  • Link evidence (structural links throughout): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
  • Pairwise link density 0.67: the share of item 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.

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Merged PRs
#124684
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27 Sep 2026

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