# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows gateway Unicode tolerance in log handlers

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address handling of Unicode characters in stderr and rotating log handlers for the gateway on Windows. The group includes a bug report and related fix contributions targeting this specific logging issue.

## 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 #40576. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #40576 (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-40576`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #40432: Windows gateway logging should tolerate Unicode in rotating log handlers

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#40576: fix(gateway): tolerate Unicode in stderr log handlers on Windows (#40432)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_logging.py`, `tests/test_hermes_logging.py`
- **#40500: fix(gateway): tolerate Unicode in stderr log handlers on Windows**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#40576`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #40576 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-07`.