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UTF-8 encoding fixes for hub JSON file I/O

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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 two related fixes addressing hub lock/taps/cache JSON read and write operations that fail on Chinese Windows due to missing explicit UTF-8 encoding, causing GBK misinterpretation.

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

    merged to main

    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)

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #68399 fix(skills): add explicit encoding=utf-8 to all hub JSON read/write calls · duplicate → #47489
  • #68674 fix(skills): force UTF-8 on hub lock/taps/cache JSON I/O · superseded by another PR → d372fda, #71078
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#68369[Bug]: hermes skills check crashes on Chinese Windows — HubLockFile.load() bare read_text() decodes UTF-8 lock.json as GBK
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2 PRs closed without merging
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25 Jul 2026

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