NousResearch/hermes-agent

Desktop tool-call naming bug and fixes

Cluster 88006 · apps/desktop. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #89819 on 19 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where natural language instructions caused tool calls to lose their names or fail to execute on the desktop surface, addressed by two related fixes targeting tool name retention and GUI tool availability.

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  • #89819 fix(tool-search): keep GUI surface tools directly available (supersedes #88029)

    merged to main

    files: tests/tools/test_tool_search.py, tests/tui_gateway/test_hud_surface_note.py, tools/tool_search.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

  • #88029 fix(desktop): stop natural-language actions from losing tool names · superseded by another PR → #89819
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#88006[Bug]: Desktop fails to execute tool_call with natural language instructions that work correctly in CLI
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Subsystem
apps/desktop
Merged PRs
#89819
Closed issues
1
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1 PR closed without merging
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19 Aug 2026

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