# NousResearch/hermes-agent · STT transcode retry missing for 5xx errors

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where speech-to-text transcode-and-retry logic only handled BadRequestError, leaving 5xx container rejections (e.g. webm) to bypass the ffmpeg fallback. The members cover the bug report and associated fixes.

## 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 #115823. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #115823 (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-115823`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #81644: \[Bug\]: STT transcode-and-retry only catches BadRequestError — 5xx container rejections (webm) bypass the ffmpeg fallback

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#115823: fix(stt): 5xx container rejections now reach the ffmpeg transcode retry (#81644, salvage #81654)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_managed_media_gateways.py`, `tests/tools/test_transcription_tools.py`, `tools/transcription_cloud.py`
- **#81654: fix(tools): reach the STT transcode-and-retry path on 5xx container rejections**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `4b4e8ed4bdb3`, `#115823`, `#81644`, `#81654`
- **#81656: fix(stt): reach the transcode retry on 5xx container rejections**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#81654`, `#81644`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #115823 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-19`.
- Subsystem: `agent`