# NousResearch/hermes-agent · CLI args_hint pipe-fallback regex fix attempts

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #134372: SUBCOMMANDS: args_hint pipe-fallback misses spaced pipes and truncates names containing _ / -
- PR #134378: fix(cli): make the args_hint subcommand fallback tolerant of spaced pipes and _/- names
- PR #134460: fix(cli): fix args_hint pipe-fallback regex for spaced pipes and _/- in names

These issues and PRs address a bug in the CLI's \`args_hint\` subcommand fallback where the regex was failing to match spaced pipes and incorrectly truncating subcommand names containing underscores or hyphens. Multiple fix attempts or iterations are represented.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #134372: SUBCOMMANDS: args_hint pipe-fallback misses spaced pipes and truncates names containing _ / -

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#134378: fix(cli): make the args_hint subcommand fallback tolerant of spaced pipes and _/- names**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/commands.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_commands.py`
- **#134451: fix(cli): fix args_hint pipe-fallback regex for spaced pipes and _/- in names**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#134460: fix(cli): fix args_hint pipe-fallback regex for spaced pipes and _/- in names**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/commands.py`

## Fix status

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