# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Duplicate tool call detection with reordered JSON keys

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a bug where tool calls with identical arguments but different JSON key ordering were not recognized as duplicates, causing repeated or missed tool actions in chat completions.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-86887`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #86871: \[Bug\]: Chat Completions misses duplicate tool calls when JSON argument key order differs

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#86887: fix(agent): prevent reordered arguments from repeating tool actions**. merged to main
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `run_agent.py`, `tests/run_agent/test_agent_guardrails.py`
- **#87160: Fix: Chat Completions misses duplicate tool calls when JSON argument key order differs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#86887`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.