NousResearch/hermes-agent · error · ValueError

Bundle name is required

Error message

Bundle name is required

What it means

Error "Bundle name is required" thrown in NousResearch/hermes-agent.

Source

Thrown at agent/skill_bundles.py:398

        raise ValueError(f"Bundle name {name!r} normalizes to an empty slug")
    return _bundles_dir() / f"{slug}.yaml"


def save_bundle(
    name: str,
    skills: List[str],
    description: str = "",
    instruction: str = "",
    overwrite: bool = False,
) -> Path:
    """Write a bundle to disk and invalidate the cache.

    Raises ``FileExistsError`` if the target exists and ``overwrite`` is
    False. Raises ``ValueError`` if the inputs are unusable.
    """
    name = (name or "").strip()
    if not name:
        raise ValueError("Bundle name is required")
    cleaned_skills = [str(s).strip() for s in skills if str(s).strip()]
    if not cleaned_skills:
        raise ValueError("Bundle must reference at least one skill")

    path = bundle_path_for(name)
    if path.exists() and not overwrite:
        raise FileExistsError(f"Bundle already exists at {path}")

    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
    payload: Dict[str, Any] = {"name": name, "skills": cleaned_skills}
    if description:
        payload["description"] = description
    if instruction:
        payload["instruction"] = instruction

    path.write_text(
        yaml.safe_dump(payload, sort_keys=False, allow_unicode=True),
        encoding="utf-8",

View on GitHub (pinned to c896c09c42)

Solutions

1. Provide a name for the bundle.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at agent/skill_bundles.py:398 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/ee0e3a6333cc0702. Report an issue: GitHub.