NousResearch/hermes-agent

Config YAML corruption from unicode/emoji encoding issues

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #51676 on 24 Jun 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes relate to config.yaml being written incorrectly, producing unclosed quoted strings, invalid escape sequences, and corrupted emoji or personality data. The proposed fixes involve ensuring the file is written as UTF-8 with readable unicode output.

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  • #51676 fix(config): write config.yaml as UTF-8 to stop emoji/personality corruption

    merged to main

    files: plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_atomic_yaml_write.py, tui_gateway/server.py, utils.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

  • #51367 fix(config): write readable unicode yaml · done elsewhere → d539cd9, #51676, #51356
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#51356Update corrupts config.yaml — unclosed double-quoted strings and invalid \U escape sequences in personalities
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Subsystem
hermes cli
Merged PRs
#51676
Closed issues
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1 PR closed without merging
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24 Jun 2026

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