# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Handle legacy singular query key in tool_search

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #133107: tool_search: calls with query key rejected - queries is required and must be an array of strings
- PR #133110: fix(tools): tolerate the legacy singular query key in tool_search dispatch
- PR #133112: tool_search: accept legacy query key so singular query string calls no longer fail

These items address tool_search calls that use a singular 'query' key instead of the expected 'queries' array, adding tolerance for the legacy format to prevent rejection errors.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #133107: tool_search: calls with query key rejected - queries is required and must be an array of strings

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#133110: fix(tools): tolerate the legacy singular query key in tool_search dispatch**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_tool_search.py`, `tools/tool_search.py`
- **#133112: tool_search: accept legacy query key so singular query string calls no longer fail**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tools/tool_search.py`

## Fix status

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