# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix NameError in meet node unavailable fallback

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #55774: hermes meet node: node-unavailable fallback raises NameError (closure over deleted except variable)

These issues and fixes address a bug where the fallback error handler for an unavailable meet node raises a NameError due to a closure over a deleted exception variable, instead of displaying the intended message.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #55774: hermes meet node: node-unavailable fallback raises NameError (closure over deleted except variable)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#55772: fix(google_meet): node-unavailable fallback crashes with NameError instead of printing its message**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
- **#55909: fix(plugins): preserve meet node import error message**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#55772`, `#55774`

## Fix status

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