# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix local TTS output to use Ogg/Opus correctly

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #84102: Local TTS providers write Ogg/Vorbis into .ogg paths, so platform voice bubbles silently degrade
- PR #84181: fix(tts): force Opus for local Ogg output
- PR #122002: fix(tts): deliver local TTS voice replies as real Ogg/Opus

These items address a problem where local TTS providers were writing Ogg/Vorbis instead of Ogg/Opus to .ogg files, causing silent quality degradation in platform voice bubbles. The changes enforce Opus encoding for local Ogg output.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #84102: Local TTS providers write Ogg/Vorbis into .ogg paths, so platform voice bubbles silently degrade

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#84181: fix(tts): force Opus for local Ogg output**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122002`, `#84102`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_tts_local_opus.py`, `tools/tts_tool.py`
- **#122002: fix(tts): deliver local TTS voice replies as real Ogg/Opus**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/gateway/test_auto_voice_reply_format.py`, `tests/tools/test_audio_container.py`, `tests/tools/test_tts_container_repair.py`, `tools/audio_container.py`, `tools/tts_tool.py`, `tools/tts_tool_delivery.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`