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Config list values serialized incorrectly as JSON strings

Cluster 76457 · hermes cli. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #116965 on 20 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where list-of-strings configuration values were being stored and matched as stringified JSON literals rather than proper YAML lists. The fix ensures correct encoding and decoding of array values in config set operations.

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  • #116965 fix(platforms): Discord/WhatsApp/DingTalk allowlists stored as a JSON-list string match again (#76457)

    merged to main

    files: gateway/platforms/whatsapp_common.py, plugins/platforms/dingtalk/adapter.py, plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py, tests/gateway/test_discord_missed_message_backfill.py, tests/plugins/platforms/test_bracket_list_allowlists.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

  • #76470 fix(config): decode JSON array literals into YAML lists on config set · done elsewhere → 47659a2
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#76457hermes config set: list-of-strings values written as stringified JSON literal instead of YAML list
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#116965
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1 PR closed without merging
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20 Sep 2026

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