# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Validate deferred tool_call args before MCP dispatch

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items all address the same fix: validating deferred tool_call arguments against the full JSON schema prior to MCP dispatch. The members appear to be iterations or duplicates of the same change.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #97979. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #97979 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-100979`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.29`: 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

- #73175: fix(tool-search): validate deferred tool_call arguments before MCP dispatch

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#97979: feat(tool-search): core-tool deferral — curated event-triggered set behind the bridge (−6.5K tok/call desktop, −49% schemas)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py`, `agent/coding_context.py`, `agent/context_compressor.py`, `agent/conversation_loop.py`, `agent/display.py`, `agent/tool_executor.py`, `agent/tool_guardrails.py`, `agent/turn_summary.py`, `evals/core_tool_deferral/README.md`, `evals/core_tool_deferral/orchestrator.py`, `evals/core_tool_deferral/report.py`, `evals/core_tool_deferral/results/.gitignore`, `evals/core_tool_deferral/results/SUMMARY.md`, `evals/core_tool_deferral/tasks.py`, `evals/core_tool_deferral/worker.py`, `hermes_cli/tools_config.py`, `model_tools.py`, `tests/agent/test_curator.py`, `tests/agent/test_display_todo_progress.py`, `tests/agent/test_phantom_tool_references.py` (+32 more)
- **#100979: fix(tool-search): deferred tool_call arguments no longer bypass schema validation (#73175, salvage #73179)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/tool_executor.py`, `model_tools.py`, `tests/tools/test_tool_search.py`, `tools/tool_search.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/tool-search.md`
- **#73179: fix(tool-search): validate deferred call arguments**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `9514d354ca47`, `30ec0da7f2b`, `#100979`, `#97979`
- **#73302: fix(tool-search): validate deferred tool_call arguments against full JSON Schema**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#73179`
- **#73382: fix(tool-search): validate deferred tool_call args against full JSON schema (#73175)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `9514d354ca47`, `#73175`, `#100979`, `#73179`
- **#73601: fix(tools): validate deferred tool_call arguments before MCP dispatch**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#73179`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #97979 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-02`.
- Subsystem: `agent`