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fix(hermes): fix merge gate transcript defects - #1566
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A terminal result that a gate blocked ({"error": ...}) or that exited
non-zero was written as a clean tool_result. The merge gate counts a
gh pr merge without is_error as executed, so a merge it had denied
spent the briefing and every retry was denied.
Refs #1565
Confidence: high
Not-tested: non-terminal Hermes tools that report failure without an error key
Hermes writes a prompt typed during a running turn at once, marked display_metadata._queued_prompt, before the model has seen it. The transcript showed it as the newest user message, so the merge gate scored the turn from it and lost the briefing and approval before it. The filter applies only when the column exists. Refs #1565 Confidence: high Not-tested: a queue drained by a backend restart (Hermes deactivates the row)
Two suites symlinked `command -v python3` into a PATH-only dir. Under pyenv/asdf that is a `#!/usr/bin/env bash` shim, which cannot start there (env: bash: No such file or directory), failing five cases. Link sys.executable, as test_gh_json_validator.sh already does. Refs #1565 Confidence: high Not-tested: asdf shims (pyenv reproduced)
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughHermes transcript conversion now marks failed tool results as errors and excludes queued user prompts when supported by the database schema. Two shell tests now use the active Python interpreter in their restricted PATH. ChangesHermes transcript handling
Restricted-PATH test setup
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to A tool result with a boolean exit code can be incorrectly shown as failed. The impact is narrow, but the check should be corrected before merge if practical. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)
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Review comments at @hooks/_lib/_hermes.py:
- Line 230: Update the exit_code check in _tool_failed to require an exact
integer, so boolean values such as True do not mark a mapped non-clarify tool
result as failed. Preserve the existing error-field check and nonzero-integer
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ARCHITECTURE.mdhooks/_lib/_hermes.pytests/hooks/_lib/test_hermes.pytests/hooks/advisory-nudge/test_postcompact_context.shtests/hooks/preflight-gate/test_block_commit_without_codex_review.sh
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Verification —
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| # | Claim | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | The defects are real: in a real Hermes session the gate denied an approved merge, and the current converter reproduces both denials | PASS(live) |
| 1 | Failed or blocked tool results are written with is_error |
PASS(live) |
| 2 | Queued, undelivered prompts are skipped; malformed metadata is not; the filter needs no SQLite JSON functions | PASS(live) |
| 3 | With the fix, the same merge attempts pass the unmodified gate (re-run on fc038fc8) |
PASS(mirror) |
| 4 | Restricted-PATH suites pass when python3 is a pyenv shim |
PASS(live) |
| 5 | Full suite passes (measured on 7752213c; later commits touch only hooks/_lib/_hermes.py and its test file, covered by rows 1–2 and CI test) |
PASS(live) |
Unverified
- Not yet observed in a live Hermes session after installing this branch: the replay (row 3) rebuilds
state.dbper attempt instead. - asdf shims; only pyenv was reproduced.
- Non-terminal Hermes tools that report failure without an
errorkey. - A real SQLite built with
SQLITE_OMIT_JSON; row 2 simulates it by overridingjson_extract/json_validwith raising functions.
Carried: none — no unverified item names a next action
Evidence 0 — current converter reproduces both live denials
Each merge attempt from the session was replayed with state.db rebuilt as it stood at that attempt (queued row active while its turn ran), converted by the current _hermes.py, and run through the unmodified gate.
$ python3 replay_gate.py
row 40677: gh pr merge ...
current -> deny: this gh pr merge is not preceded by the Pre-Merge Reporting briefing — fewer than 4 of 6 items present ...
row 40680: gh pr merge ...
current -> deny: this gh pr merge carries `# briefing-surfaced` but no briefing is present in the window ...
Evidence 1 — new is_error cases pass; old converter fails them
$ pytest -q -p no:cacheprovider tests/hooks/_lib/test_hermes.py
28 passed, 726 warnings in 0.83s
Re-run on eeccbe06, which adds the {"exit_code": true} → not-an-error case. Control (same tests, old _hermes.py):
FAILED tests/hooks/_lib/test_hermes.py::test_terminal_failure_is_an_error_result[{"error": "[praxis:merge-gate] blocked"}-True]
FAILED tests/hooks/_lib/test_hermes.py::test_terminal_failure_is_an_error_result[{"output": "", "exit_code": 1, "error": null}-True]
FAILED tests/hooks/_lib/test_hermes.py::test_queued_prompt_is_not_a_user_message_yet
3 failed, 24 passed, 726 warnings in 0.90s
Evidence 2 — queued-prompt tests pass; the no-JSON test fails on the SQL filter
test_queued_prompt_is_not_a_user_message_yet is the third failure in the control run above. On fc038fc8:
$ pytest -q -p no:cacheprovider tests/hooks/_lib/test_hermes.py
29 passed, 759 warnings in 0.96s
Control: test_queued_filter_needs_no_sqlite_json_functions against eeccbe06's _hermes.py (SQL json_extract filter):
$ pytest -q -p no:cacheprovider tests/hooks/_lib/test_hermes.py -k no_sqlite_json
1 failed, 28 deselected, 759 warnings in 0.06s
Evidence 3 — the same attempts pass with the fix
row 40677: gh pr merge ...
patched -> allow
row 40680: gh pr merge ...
patched -> allow
row 40703: gh pr merge ...
patched -> deny: this gh pr merge is not preceded by the Pre-Merge Reporting briefing — fewer than 4 of 6 items present ...
Row 40703 followed a bare "merge" reply whose prior turn had no briefing as text, so a deny is the gate working as designed.
Evidence 4 — shim environment: base fails 3 + 2 cases, branch passes
Run through a login zsh where python3 resolves to ~/.pyenv/shims/python3:
praxis test_postcompact_context.sh exit=1
3
praxis test_block_commit_without_codex_review.sh exit=1
2
praxis-issue-1565 test_postcompact_context.sh exit=0
0
praxis-issue-1565 test_block_commit_without_codex_review.sh exit=0
0
The second line of each pair is grep -c '^FAIL ' over that suite's output.
Evidence 5 — run-tests.sh exit 0 under the shim
$ bash scripts/run-tests.sh
python3=~/.pyenv/shims/python3 head=7752213c
2534 passed, 63928 warnings in 127.62s (0:02:07)
run-tests exit=0
History
- rev 1
7752213c: initial - rev 2
eeccbe06: booleanexit_codeno longer counts as failure (review thread); row 1 re-measured, row 5 scoped to7752213c - rev 3
fc038fc8: queued-prompt filter moved from SQL JSON functions to Python (Codex review); rows 2–3 re-measured - rev 4
fc038fc8:Carried:line added before merge
isinstance(True, int) is true, so a boolean exit_code marked a result failed. Require an exact int. Refs #1565 Confidence: high Not-tested: none beyond the added case
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Verification updated — eeccbe0 rev 2 · boolean exit_code fix, row 1 re-measured → #1566 (comment) |
The queued-prompt filter used json_valid/json_extract in SQL. On an SQLite without JSON functions (opt-in before 3.38.0, removable with SQLITE_OMIT_JSON) that raises, sync_transcript returns None, and every transcript-reading gate fails open. Select display_metadata and drop queued rows with the existing JSON parser instead. Refs #1565 Confidence: high Not-tested: a real SQLite built with SQLITE_OMIT_JSON (simulated by overriding json_* with raising functions) Premise-Verified: sqlite.org/json1.html section 2 (JSON built in by default only from 3.38.0); new test fails on the SQL filter, passes on this one
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Verification updated — fc038fc rev 3 · queued-prompt filter no longer needs SQLite JSON functions, rows 2–3 re-measured → #1566 (comment) |
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Verification updated — fc038fc rev 4 · Carried: none added before merge → #1566 (comment) |
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Summary
Fixes the two Hermes transcript-converter defects in #1565. Both made the pre-merge briefing gate deny a merge the user had approved after a complete briefing. This PR also fixes two test suites that fail when
python3is a version-manager shim.is_error._tool_eventnow marks a non-clarifyresultis_errorwhen its JSON carries a truthyerror(how Hermes returns a gate block) or a non-zero integerexit_code. Before this, a merge the gate itself blocked counted as an executed merge, so every retry was denied with "one briefing releases one merge".sync_transcriptdrops rows whosedisplay_metadata._queued_promptis true. Hermes writes those rows as soon as the user types during a running turn, before the model has seen them. With them in the transcript, the gate scored the turn from that message and lost the briefing and theclarifyapproval written before it. The filter applies only when the column exists, and it parses the metadata in Python, so an SQLite without JSON functions still produces the transcript.test_postcompact_context.shandtest_block_commit_without_codex_review.shsymlinkedcommand -v python3into a PATH-only directory. Under pyenv that is a#!/usr/bin/env bashshim, which cannot start there (env: bash: No such file or directory), so 5 cases failed. They now linksys.executable, astest_gh_json_validator.shalready does.ARCHITECTURE.md→ Hermes Agent adapter → Transcript documents the first two rules.Closes #1565
Verification
bash scripts/run-tests.shon7752213c, withpython3resolving to a pyenv shim:run-tests exit=0, pytest2534 passed, 0 failing shell suites.On
ac4eb712with the same shim environment, the two restricted-PATH suites fail 3 and 2 cases (exit 1). After the test fix both exit 0.pytest tests/hooks/_lib/test_hermes.py: 29 passed onfc038fc8. A control copy with the old_hermes.pyfails the three behaviour cases (gate block, non-zero exit, queued prompt), and the SQL-side queued filter fails the no-JSON-SQLite case.Replay: merge attempts from a real Hermes session were rebuilt from
state.dbas it stood at each attempt and run through the unmodified gate.clarifyapproval# briefing-surfaced:Claude Code parity: in 30 recent Claude Code transcripts, all 273
Exit code …Bash results carryis_error: true.Caller chain verified:
_tool_eventis called only fromtranscript_events, andsync_transcriptonly fromplugins/hermes/bridge.py(git grep -n "_tool_event\|sync_transcript")Pre-commit: n/a (no pre-commit config in this repo;
bash scripts/run-tests.shpassed, exit 0)