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JSONDecodeError misclassified, bypassing agent retry logic

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 14271 · agent

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #15107. Check it covers your case.

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Multiple reports and fixes address a bug where json.JSONDecodeError, due to its ValueError inheritance, was incorrectly treated as a local validation error and aborted without retrying. Most members focus on excluding JSONDecodeError from that classification so provider failures trigger proper retry behavior.

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  • #15107 fix(agent): retry on json.JSONDecodeError instead of treating it as a local validation error

    merged to main

    files: run_agent.py, tests/run_agent/test_jsondecodeerror_retryable.py

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · duplicate 1 · merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #14293 fix(agent): retry provider JSON decode failures · done elsewhere → c2b3db4, #14271, #15107, #14782
  • #14366 fix: exclude json.JSONDecodeError from local validation error check · duplicate → #14293, #14271
  • #14778 fix(agent): exclude JSONDecodeError from local validation error classification · merged via another change → c2b3db4, #15107, #14782
  • #16952 fix: preserve tool-turn context and harden issue follow-ups · superseded by another PR → #52618, #14185, #14785
Closed issues · 2
  • Closed#14271JSONDecodeError misclassified as local validation error causes non-retryable abort (HTTP None)
  • Closed#14782[Bug]: JSONDecodeError bypasses retry logic due to ValueError inheritance
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