NousResearch/hermes-agent

Windows path handling bugs in search_files ripgrep calls

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #84378 on 12 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes address failures in search_files when passing absolute Windows paths to ripgrep, particularly around MSYS path rewriting and escape handling for native Windows ripgrep binaries.

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  • #84378 fix: Windows path handling in search_files rg calls and patch escape drift

    merged to main

    files: tests/tools/test_file_operations.py, tests/tools/test_fuzzy_match.py, tools/file_operations.py, tools/fuzzy_match.py

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  • #78534 fix(tools): pass native Windows paths to ripgrep in search_files · closed without comment
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#77036[Bug]: search_files fails with absolute Windows paths when rg is a native Windows binary (MSYS path rewrite)
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12 Aug 2026

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