# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix overlapping fuzzy matches dropping bytes in replace_all

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #92132: \[Bug\]: patch replace_all silently destroys file content when a fuzzy strategy returns overlapping matches
- PR #92135: fix(tools): de-overlap fuzzy strategy matches before replace_all applies them

A bug report and two related fixes addressing a scenario where fuzzy line-matching strategies produce overlapping matches, causing replace_all to silently lose file content. The work focuses on de-overlapping matches before they are applied.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #92132: \[Bug\]: patch replace_all silently destroys file content when a fuzzy strategy returns overlapping matches

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#92135: fix(tools): de-overlap fuzzy strategy matches before replace_all applies them**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#92132`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_fuzzy_match.py`, `tools/fuzzy_match.py`
- **#92154: fix(tools): prevent line-fuzzy strategies from dropping bytes under replace_all**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#89660`, `#92135`

## Fix status

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