# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MOA internal request field leaking to native client

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes concern a private MOA field (_moa_prepared_request) leaking through to the native OpenAI client during fallback, rotation, or client rebuilds. The work involves stripping the field before dispatch and preserving the facade across client replacements.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #83088. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #83088 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #78382: MOA: _moa_prepared_request leaked to native OpenAI client when agent.client is replaced (fallback/rotation)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#83088: fix(agent): preserve MoA facade when rebuilding primary client (stream retry, rotation, fallback+restore)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py`, `agent/chat_completion_helpers.py`, `agent/conversation_loop.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `run_agent.py`, `tests/agent/test_moa_prepared_request_client_swap.py`, `tests/run_agent/test_moa_loop_mode.py`, `tests/test_moa_prepared_request_leak_78382.py`
- **#78409: fix(moa): preserve facade across client rebuilds**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#83088`
- **#80132: fix(agent): strip _moa_prepared_request before dispatching to native client (#78382)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#83088`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #83088 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-15`.
- Subsystem: `agent`