# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Scope _last_tool_name retrieval to its use site

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #40437: \[Bug\]: “_last_tool_name” should only be retrieved‌ in its use case.
- PR #40600: refactor(agent): move _last_tool_name retrieval to its only use site

These members address a refactor to move the retrieval of \`_last_tool_name\` closer to where it is actually used, rather than retrieving it earlier than necessary. The group includes both the bug report identifying the issue and refactor attempts implementing the fix.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #40437: \[Bug\]: “_last_tool_name” should only be retrieved‌ in its use case.

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#40600: refactor(agent): move _last_tool_name retrieval to its only use site**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `55b83c3d9`
  - files: `agent/conversation_loop.py`, `tools/web_tools.py`
- **#41021: refactor(agent): move _last_tool_name retrieval into its usage scope**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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