# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Invalid tool-call JSON recovery keyed incorrectly

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #84698: \[Bug\] Invalid tool-call JSON recovery is keyed by tool name, not call id — a valid sibling call gets the error
- PR #84867: fix(agent): key invalid-JSON tool recovery by call id, execute valid siblings

A bug was identified where invalid-JSON tool-call recovery uses the tool name as the key instead of the call ID or index, causing valid sibling calls to be incorrectly affected. The members cover the bug report and two fix approaches addressing the keying strategy.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #84698: \[Bug\] Invalid tool-call JSON recovery is keyed by tool name, not call id — a valid sibling call gets the error

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#84759: fix(agent): key invalid-JSON tool-call recovery by call index, not name**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#84867: fix(agent): key invalid-JSON tool recovery by call id, execute valid siblings**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/turn_tool_round.py`, `agent/turn_tool_validation.py`, `tests/agent/test_invalid_json_mixed_batch.py`

## Fix status

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