# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MiniMax provider single-element array serialization bug

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #44976: \[Bug\]: Native minimax provider: nested single-element arrays in MCP tool args collapse into {"item": ...} (MiniMax-M3)

A bug where nested single-element arrays in MCP tool arguments are incorrectly collapsed into {"item": ...} objects when using the native MiniMax provider. The members include the bug report and fixes targeting the array coercion logic.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #44976: \[Bug\]: Native minimax provider: nested single-element arrays in MCP tool args collapse into {"item": ...} (MiniMax-M3)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#45038: fix(tools): recurse into nested objects in coerce_tool_args for array repair**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `ce623d96435a`, `#44976`
- **#45079: fix: \[Bug\]: Native minimax provider: nested single-element arrays in MCP tool args collapse into {"item": ...} (MiniMax-M3) (#44976)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#45038`, `#44976`
- **#45094: fix(desktop): \[Bug\]: Native minimax provider: nested single-element arrays in MCP tool args collapse into {"item": ...} (MiniMax-M3) (#44976)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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