NousResearch/hermes-agent

MCP server name collision with built-in toolsets

Cluster 30563 · mcp. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #103943 on 6 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs concern a naming conflict where an MCP server name can match a native/static toolset name, causing silent or unexpected behavior. The work involves detecting collisions, warning users, and potentially merging tools rather than silently dropping them.

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Fixes on record

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  • #103943 MCP servers named like a built-in toolset no longer vanish from the model (salvage #19793)

    merged to main

    files: tests/test_toolsets.py, tests/tools/test_mcp_dynamic_discovery.py, toolsets.py, website/docs/reference/toolsets-reference.md

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · stale or abandoned 1

  • #19793 fix(toolsets): merge MCP tools when alias collides with static toolset · stale or abandoned
  • #31788 fix(mcp): warn when an MCP server name collides with a built-in toolset · merged via another change → 245e480, #103943, #19793
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#30563MCP server name can silently collide with a native toolset; native wins with no warning
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  • Pairwise link density 0.50: the share of item 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.

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Subsystem
mcp
Merged PRs
#103943
Closed issues
1
Attempts
2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked
6 Sep 2026

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