NousResearch/hermes-agent · error

adopt failed

Error message

adopt failed

What it means

Error "adopt failed" thrown in NousResearch/hermes-agent.

Source

Thrown at apps/desktop/src/store/pet-generate.ts:621

    let adoptSlug = preview.slug

    if (finalName && finalName !== preview.displayName) {
      const renamed = await request<{ ok: boolean; slug: string }>('pet.rename', {
        slug: preview.slug,
        name: finalName
      }).catch(() => null)

      if (renamed?.slug) {
        adoptSlug = renamed.slug
      }
    }

    const result = await request<{ ok: boolean; slug: string; displayName: string }>('pet.select', {
      slug: adoptSlug
    })

    if (!result?.ok) {
      throw new Error('adopt failed')
    }

    // pet.select already set the active mascot (disk + config). Reflect it
    // locally — no remote petdex manifest fetch — and close immediately.
    resetPetGen()
    void applyAdoptedPet(request, result.slug, result.displayName)

    return { ok: true, slug: result.slug, displayName: result.displayName }
  } catch (e) {
    $petGenStatus.set('preview')
    $petGenError.set(e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Could not adopt the pet.')

    return { ok: false }
  }
}

/**
 * Throw away the previewed pet (`pet.remove`) and return to the draft picker so

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Solutions

1. Retry the adopt action; the store write failed.
2. Verify the generated preview still exists and the pet store directory is writable.
3. Re-hatch and adopt again if the intermediate files were cleaned up.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/desktop/src/store/pet-generate.ts:621 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of NousResearch/hermes-agent@c896c09c42 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1b7f829ae6a10b67. Report an issue: GitHub.