# NousResearch/hermes-agent · asyncio.gather return_exceptions fix in web_tools

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug report and related fix attempts addressing asyncio.gather calls in web_tools that lack return_exceptions=True, which can cause results to be discarded when one task fails.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #26244. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #26244 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-26244`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #2744: \[Bug\]: asyncio.gather without return_exceptions discards results on failure

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#26244: fix(tools): return_exceptions=True on web_tools asyncio.gather (salvage #2751)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/release.py`, `tools/web_tools.py`
- **#2751: fix(tools): add return_exceptions to asyncio.gather in web_tools**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `eacb398f7`, `#26244`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #26244 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-15`.
- Subsystem: `agent`