NousResearch/hermes-agent

Fix non-UTF-8 encoding issues in hub lock.json

Cluster 68053 · skills. Data as of 2026-10-28 11:56 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #71078 on 25 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug report and related fixes addressing corrupted hub lock.json files containing non-UTF-8 (e.g. Windows-1252) bytes, including tolerating such bytes during reads and refactoring file read/write handling on Windows.

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#71078 fix(windows): retire the bare read_text/write_text class — salvage 11 contributor PRs + sweep + linter

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files: agent/auxiliary_client.py, agent/copilot_acp_client.py, agent/credential_sources.py, agent/nous_rate_guard.py, agent/shell_hooks.py, cli.py, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[email protected], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/auth.py, hermes_cli/banner.py, hermes_cli/container_boot.py, hermes_cli/doctor.py, hermes_cli/gateway.py, hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/plugins.py, hermes_cli/profiles.py, hermes_cli/service_manager.py, hermes_cli/uninstall.py, hermes_constants.py (+58 more)

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

#68062 fix(skills): tolerate non-UTF-8 bytes in hub lock.json (#68053) · merged via another change → #71078

Closed issues · 1

Closed#68053[Bug]: corrupted .hub/lock.json with Windows-1252 bytes breaks desktop skills panel + stale crash backup directory

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Subsystem: skills
Merged PRs: #71078
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 25 Jul 2026

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