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MoA reference model prompt and isolation fixes

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 60272 · agent

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

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Multiple fixes and bug reports targeting how reference models in a Mixture-of-Aggregators setup receive prompts, tool definitions, and context — including preventing tool call fabrication, improving fault tolerance, and ensuring reference models are aware of their role.

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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

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · duplicate 1 · merged via another change 1 · stale or abandoned 1

  • #60282 fix(moa): prevent reference models from receiving tool definitions · done elsewhere → c6575df
  • #60340 fix: strengthen MoA reference model prompt to prevent tool_calls pollution · stale or abandoned
  • #60352 fix(moa): prevent reference models from receiving tool definitions · duplicate → #60282, #60340, #60272
  • #61454 fix(moa): add explicit warnings to reference prompt against claiming tool execution · merged via another change → 7b65073, #70281, #61452
Closed issues · 2
  • Closed#60272[Bug]: reference models are not informed about being reference models
  • Closed#61452[Bug]: Reference models fabricate tool execution in text output, misleading aggregator
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24 Jul 2026

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