# NousResearch/hermes-agent · tool_call handling of directly-listed tools instead of refusing

## Open now

- 1 issue, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- #137639: tool_call naming a directly-listed tool is refused instead of dispatched (1 wasted iteration per hit)
- PR #137642: fix(tools): dispatch directly-listed bridge calls
- PR #137643: fix(tools): echo a ready-to-reissue direct call when tool_call names a directly-listed tool
- PR #137817: fix(tools): dispatch a directly-listed tool from tool_call instead of refusing

These members concern the case where tool_call names a tool that is already listed directly, which is reported as being refused and costing an iteration. Two pull requests propose different approaches: dispatching the call directly, or echoing a ready-to-reissue direct call.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #137639: tool_call naming a directly-listed tool is refused instead of dispatched (1 wasted iteration per hit)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#137642: fix(tools): dispatch directly-listed bridge calls**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/tool_executor.py`, `model_tools.py`, `tests/tools/test_connector_local_batches.py`, `tests/tools/test_tool_search.py`, `tools/tool_search.py`
- **#137643: fix(tools): echo a ready-to-reissue direct call when tool_call names a directly-listed tool**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_connector_bridge_wiring.py`, `tools/tool_search.py`, `tools/tool_search_validation.py`
- **#137817: fix(tools): dispatch a directly-listed tool from tool_call instead of refusing**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `model_tools.py`, `tests/tools/test_tool_call_direct_listing.py`, `tools/tool_search.py`

## Fix status

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