# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Mixed fixes: oversized skill file and Gemini adapter

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #67645: bug: bundled research-paper-writing SKILL.md ships at 102.7k chars — over the 100k skill_manage limit, so the agent can't edit it

Two of the three items address a bundled SKILL.md file that exceeds the 100k character editing limit. The third is an unrelated Gemini adapter fix for emitting a sentinel value during cross-provider tool calls.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #70280. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #70280 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #67645: bug: bundled research-paper-writing SKILL.md ships at 102.7k chars — over the 100k skill_manage limit, so the agent can't edit it

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#70280: fix(moa): thought-signature integrity, stream close on interrupt, facade restore, advisor attribution (cluster salvage)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/agent_init.py`, `agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py`, `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `agent/chat_completion_helpers.py`, `agent/conversation_loop.py`, `agent/gemini_native_adapter.py`, `agent/moa_loop.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `tests/agent/test_gemini_native_adapter.py`, `tests/run_agent/test_moa_loop_mode.py`, `tests/run_agent/test_streaming.py`
- **#15676: fix(gemini): emit thoughtSignature sentinel for cross-provider tool_calls in native adapter**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `74a56b76b08b`, `#70280`, `#65294`
- **#67661: fix(skills): trim oversized research-paper-writing SKILL.md below 100K limit**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#70280`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #70280 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-24`.
- Subsystem: `agent/transports`
