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search_files tool skipping empty directories bug fix

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 54347 · agent

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #131925. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #131925. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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A bug was identified where the search_files tool omitted empty directories from results. These members address the fix, including adding a type parameter to surface empty directories.

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  • #131925 fix: include empty directories in file search [risk 0.30]

    merged to main

    files: tests/tools/test_file_operations.py, tools/file_operations_search.py

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1 · other 1

  • #54391 fix: include empty directories in file search · done elsewhere → #131925
  • #54458 fix: cover empty dirs and local browser warnings · superseded by another PR → #131925, #54391
  • #55293 fix(file-tools): include empty directories in search_files · merged via another change → #54347, #33718, #54380, #54391, #54458
  • #74461 fix(tools): add `type` parameter to search_files to surface empty directories (#54347) · other → #54347, #33718, #54380, #54391, #54458, #55293, #57178
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#54347[Bug]: search_files tool skips empty directories
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3 Oct 2026

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