# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Weixin ret=-2 error misclassified as rate limit

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where the Weixin adapter incorrectly reports a 'prepare error' (ret=-2) as a rate limit error, obscuring the real cause such as a missing context_token. The fix distinguishes between the two error conditions.

## 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 #113069. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113069 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #80125: weixin adapter: ret=-2 with errmsg 'prepare failed' misreported as 'rate limited', hiding real cause (missing context_token)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113069: fix(gateway): Weixin cron/notification sends recover from iLink 'prepare failed' instead of tripping the rate-limit breaker (#112709, salvage #112713)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/platforms/weixin.py`, `tests/gateway/test_weixin.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/weixin.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/messaging/weixin.md`
- **#80152: fix(weixin): 区分 ret=-2 的 'prepare failed' 参数错误，不再误报为限流**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `bd39167c56`, `#113069`
- **#80156: fix(weixin): distinguish ret=-2 'prepare failed' from genuine rate limit (#80125)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `5db9f02372`, `bd39167c56`, `#80152`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113069 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`