# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Nudge counter reset timing around tool execution

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #38863: \[Bug\]: The memory and skill nudge counters are at risk of unnecessary consumption in tool execution.
- PR #38890: fix(agent): reset nudge counters only after successful tool execution in concurrent path

One bug report and three pull requests with near-identical titles concern when the memory and skill nudge counters are reset during tool execution. One PR specifically mentions the concurrent path; the members' titles alone do not show the status of any change.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #38863: \[Bug\]: The memory and skill nudge counters are at risk of unnecessary consumption in tool execution.

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#38875: fix(agent): reset nudge counters only after successful tool execution**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#39681: fix(agent): reset nudge counters only after successful tool execution**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#38890: fix(agent): reset nudge counters only after successful tool execution in concurrent path**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `agent/tool_executor.py`, `tests/run_agent/test_run_agent.py`

## Fix status

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