NousResearch/hermes-agent

UnicodeEncodeError ASCII codec handling and fixes

Cluster 6843. Data as of 2026-10-23 11:54 UTC

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A bug report and several iterative fix attempts addressing UnicodeEncodeError failures that occur when the system runs under an ASCII locale. The fixes focus on sanitizing message content and syncing client state during error recovery.

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#7292 fix(agent): salvage agent core PRs #6849 #6846

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files: agent/context_references.py, cli.py, run_agent.py, tests/agent/test_context_references.py, tests/run_agent/test_unicode_ascii_codec.py
#10537 fix: complete ASCII-locale UnicodeEncodeError recovery for api_messages/reasoning_content (#6843)

merged to main

files: .mailmap, run_agent.py, scripts/release.py, tests/run_agent/test_unicode_ascii_codec.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 2

#6849 fix: handle UnicodeEncodeError with ASCII codec (#6843) · merged via another change → #7292
#9778 fix: sanitize api_messages and extra string fields during ASCII-codec recovery (#6843) · merged via another change → #10537

Closed issues · 1

Closed#6843[Bug]: UnicodeEncodeError

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Merged PRs: #7292, #10537
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 15 Apr 2026. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert or reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.

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