# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix tuple return in voice transcription handler

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple fixes addressing a bug where the voice-only message transcription path returned a bare value instead of a tuple, causing an unpack error in the message handler.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #42090. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #42090 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #42709: Voice-only Discord message crashes handler: bare \`return prefix\` in _enrich_message_with_transcription (too many values to unpack)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#42090: fix(gateway): return tuple from voice transcription on placeholder caption**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/run.py`, `tests/gateway/test_stt_config.py`
- **#42710: fix(gateway): return tuple from transcription placeholder branch for voice-only messages**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#42090`, `#42709`, `#42090`, `#42710`, `#42711`, `#43359`, `#42090`, `#42090`
- **#42711: fix(gateway): return a tuple from the voice-only transcription success path**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#42090`, `#42709`, `#42090`, `#42710`, `#42711`, `#43359`, `#42090`
- **#43359: fix(gateway): return tuple for voice placeholder transcription**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#42090`, `#42709`, `#42090`, `#42710`, `#42711`, `#43359`, `#42090`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #42090 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-10`.