# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MCP SDK lazy-bind import errors handling and retry

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #137438: Issue 2 — MCP SDK lazy-bind failures are swallowed into a misleading AttributeError and latched for the process lifetime
- PR #137440: fix: retry failed MCP SDK lazy binding
- PR #137447: fix(tools): surface broken MCP SDK imports and stop latching the failed bind

These members appear to concern how errors during lazy binding of the MCP SDK are handled, including an issue describing them as swallowed into a misleading AttributeError and persisting for the process lifetime. The two pull requests propose surfacing broken imports and avoiding latching the unsuccessful bind, or retrying it; their outcomes are not stated in the titles.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #137438: Issue 2 — MCP SDK lazy-bind failures are swallowed into a misleading AttributeError and latched for the process lifetime

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#137440: fix: retry failed MCP SDK lazy binding**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_mcp_tool.py`, `tools/mcp_tool.py`
- **#137447: fix(tools): surface broken MCP SDK imports and stop latching the failed bind**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_mcp_sdk_bind_failure.py`, `tools/mcp_tool.py`

## Fix status

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