# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Anthropic adapter thinking-block handling for third-party models

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address how the Anthropic adapter detects and handles thinking/reasoning blocks for non-Anthropic models (Kimi, DeepSeek) routed through third-party proxies, particularly around unsigned thinking content during replay.

## 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.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #104219. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #104219 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-104219`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #92364: anthropic adapter: Kimi-family model detection + thinking-signature handling tweaks

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#104219: DeepSeek thinking models behind third-party Anthropic relays keep unsigned thinking on replay (salvage #92488, closes #92364)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/anthropic_endpoints.py`, `agent/anthropic_message_convert.py`, `contributors/emails/217837358+Xipong@users.noreply.github.com`, `evals/anthropic_proxy_thinking_replay.py`, `tests/agent/test_deepseek_anthropic_thinking.py`
- **#92488: fix(anthropic): DeepSeek thinking replay contract for third-party proxies**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `67807e64a66`, `#104219`, `#104154`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #104219 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-06`.