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MoA advisor failure handling and fallback logic

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #70281 on 24 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address fault tolerance in the MoA advisor fan-out process, specifically handling cases where reference model calls fail. The work covers containment of partial failures, short-circuiting when all references fail, and skipping the aggregator step in that scenario to avoid hangs.

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  • #70281 fix(moa): advisor fan-out fault tolerance — containment, all-failed short-circuit, interrupts, context fit (cluster salvage)

    merged to main

    files: agent/agent_init.py, agent/conversation_loop.py, agent/moa_loop.py, apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/moa_config.py, hermes_cli/web_server.py, tests/agent/test_moa_quiet_reference_output.py, tests/agent/test_moa_reference_system_prompt.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_moa_config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py, tests/run_agent/test_moa_loop_mode.py, web/src/lib/api.ts, web/src/pages/ModelsPage.tsx

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  • #56975 fix(moa): skip aggregator when all references fail · merged via another change → 7b65073, #70281, #53784
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#56878[Bug]: MoA reference model failure triggers no fallback — session hangs and delivers no response
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