# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fuzzy patch matching timeout on large files

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #20173: patch tool hangs (4+ minutes) on large files — fuzzy matching without timeout
- PR #61058: fix(tools): bound fuzzy matching on large files

These items address patch tool hangs caused by unbounded fuzzy matching strategies on large files. They involve identifying the problem and adding a timeout guard to prevent indefinite execution.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #20173: patch tool hangs (4+ minutes) on large files — fuzzy matching without timeout

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#20181: fix(patch): add timeout guard to fuzzy matching slow strategies**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#61058: fix(tools): bound fuzzy matching on large files**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_fuzzy_match.py`, `tools/fuzzy_match.py`

## Fix status

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