# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gemini thought_signature stripping for OpenAI proxies

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #69358: fix(agent): strip thought_signature for Gemini via OpenAI-compatible proxies (#69208)
- PR #69367: fix(agent): strip thought_signature for Gemini via OpenAI-compatible proxies (#69208)

A bug where multi-turn tool calls fail with HTTP 400 errors when using Gemini models through OpenAI-compatible proxies, related to thought_signature fields not being stripped. Includes a corresponding fix targeting this proxy compatibility issue.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #69208: \[Bug\]: HTTP 400 on multi-turn tool calls with gemini-3-6-flash via Venice (thought_signature stripped by proxy)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#69358: fix(agent): strip thought_signature for Gemini via OpenAI-compatible proxies (#69208)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`
  - files: `agent/conversation_loop.py`
- **#69367: fix(agent): strip thought_signature for Gemini via OpenAI-compatible proxies (#69208)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#69358`, `#69366`
  - files: `agent/conversation_loop.py`, `hermes_cli/profiles.py`
- **#117927: fix(gemini): thought signature sentinel replay and parallel tool calls**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`