NousResearch/hermes-agent

Sequential tool execution hang and deadline fixes

Cluster 84719 · agent. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #86311 on 14 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where a hung sequential tool call has no deadline, causing the entire agent turn to stall indefinitely. The work focuses on containing and recovering from this condition.

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  • #86311 fix(agent): bound sequential tool calls — salvage #84795 + timeouts.tools.sequential_call (#85125 2a)

    merged to main

    files: agent/tool_executor.py, cli-config.yaml.example, model_tools.py, tests/agent/test_deadline.py, tests/run_agent/test_sequential_tool_timeout.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #84795 fix(agent): recover turns when sequential tools hang · merged via another change → #86311, #85125, #84719
  • #85784 fix(agent): contain hung sequential tool execution · superseded by another PR → #86311, #84795, #84719
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#84719Sequential tool calls have no deadline — a hung single tool call wedges the turn until process restart
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Subsystem
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Merged PRs
#86311
Closed issues
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2 PRs closed without merging
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14 Aug 2026

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