NousResearch/hermes-agent · error · Error

Speech-to-text is disabled in settings.

Error message

Speech-to-text is disabled in settings.

What it means

Error "Speech-to-text is disabled in settings." thrown in NousResearch/hermes-agent.

Source

Thrown at apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.ts:612

      if (!attachments.length && SLASH_COMMAND_RE.test(visibleText)) {
        triggerHaptic('selection')
        // Forward the explicit target (background queue drain, tile) — dropping
        // it ran the command against whatever chat happened to be in front.
        await executeSlashCommand(visibleText, options?.sessionId ? { sessionId: options.sessionId } : undefined)

        return true
      }

      return await submitPromptText(rawText, options)
    },
    [executeSlashCommand, submitPromptText]
  )

  const transcribeVoiceAudio = useCallback(
    async (audio: Blob) => {
      if (!sttEnabled) {
        throw new Error(copy.sttDisabled)
      }

      const dataUrl = await blobToDataUrl(audio)
      const result = await transcribeAudio(dataUrl, audio.type)

      return result.transcript
    },
    [copy.sttDisabled, sttEnabled]
  )

  const cancelRun = useCallback(async () => {
    // Read from the ref, not the closure-captured `activeSessionId`. The
    // actions bag is a stable ref mutated in place (Object.assign on each
    // ContribWiring render), and ChatRoutesSurface is memoized on that stable
    // ref — so it does NOT re-render when activeSessionId changes, which means
    // the ChatView element's onCancel prop holds a stale cancelRun closure.
    // The closure's `activeSessionId` can be a previous session's id (or null
    // from a new-chat draft), sending session.interrupt to the wrong session.

View on GitHub (pinned to c896c09c42)

Solutions

1. Enable speech-to-text in Settings before using voice input.
2. Type the prompt instead of dictating it.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.ts:612 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/21c134792519de26. Report an issue: GitHub.