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Fix platform_toolsets empty-list validation bug

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #99489 on 31 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where an empty toolset list for the active platform was silently accepted is addressed by validating toolsets per-platform and adding a warning when a platform_toolsets entry is an empty list.

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  • #99489 fix(config): validate platform_toolsets per-platform; warn loudly on empty/invalid toolset lists (#89050, salvages #89051)

    merged to main

    files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_cli/tools_config.py, hermes_cli/toolset_scope.py, hermes_cli/toolset_validation.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_tools_config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_toolset_validation.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 2

  • #89051 fix(config): warn when a platform_toolsets entry is an empty list · merged via another change → a4bd133, 6036c7a, #99489, #82010
  • #89105 fix(cli): validate platform_toolsets per-platform, not globally (#89050) · merged via another change → #89050, #99489, #89051
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#89050[Bug]: platform_toolsets validation counts valid toolsets globally — an empty list on the active platform silently yields zero tools (agent emits tool calls as text)
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#99489
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2 PRs closed without merging
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31 Aug 2026

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