# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Local STT language code normalization fixes

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #132123: fix(stt): normalize local STT language so picker-style values don't fail transcription

A bug report and related fix attempts addressing local speech-to-text failures caused by non-lowercase or display-name language codes such as 'ZH' or '繁體中文'. The work focuses on normalizing language hints so picker-style values are handled correctly before transcription.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #132299. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #132299 (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-132299`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #132118: \[Bug\]: Local STT fails on non-lowercase/display-name language codes ('ZH', '繁體中文') — recording lost, no fallback

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#132299: fix(stt): normalize local language hints**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_transcription.py`, `tests/tools/test_transcription_tools.py`, `tools/transcription_local.py`, `tools/transcription_tools.py`
- **#132123: fix(stt): normalize local STT language so picker-style values don't fail transcription**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_transcription_tools.py`, `tools/transcription_local.py`, `tools/transcription_tools.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #132299 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-06`.
- Subsystem: `agent`