fix: expand legacy Hermes CLI toolset alias

api/config.py

@@ -596,6 +596,28 @@ _DEFAULT_TOOLSETS = [
     "web",
     "webhook",
 ]
+
+_LEGACY_CLI_TOOLSET_ALIASES = {
+    # Older Hermes configs used "hermes" as the CLI composite toolset. Modern
+    # Hermes Agent exposes that split as these two registered composites; keep
+    # WebUI sessions usable when pointed at an older shared config.yaml.
+    "hermes": ("hermes-cli", "hermes-api-server"),
+}
+
+
+def _normalize_cli_toolsets(toolsets):
+    """Expand legacy CLI toolset aliases while preserving order and de-duping."""
+    normalized = []
+    seen = set()
+    for name in toolsets or []:
+        replacements = _LEGACY_CLI_TOOLSET_ALIASES.get(name, (name,))
+        for replacement in replacements:
+            if replacement and replacement not in seen:
+                seen.add(replacement)
+                normalized.append(replacement)
+    return normalized
+
+
 def _resolve_cli_toolsets(cfg=None):
     """Resolve CLI toolsets using the agent's _get_platform_tools() so that
     MCP server toolsets are automatically included, matching CLI behaviour."""
@@ -603,10 +625,10 @@ def _resolve_cli_toolsets(cfg=None):
         cfg = get_config()
     try:
         from hermes_cli.tools_config import _get_platform_tools
-        return list(_get_platform_tools(cfg, "cli"))
+        return _normalize_cli_toolsets(_get_platform_tools(cfg, "cli"))
     except Exception:
         # Fallback: read raw list from config (MCP toolsets will be missing)
-        return cfg.get("platform_toolsets", {}).get("cli", _DEFAULT_TOOLSETS)
+        return _normalize_cli_toolsets(cfg.get("platform_toolsets", {}).get("cli", _DEFAULT_TOOLSETS))
 
 CLI_TOOLSETS = _resolve_cli_toolsets()
 

tests/test_issue2232_legacy_toolsets.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""Regression coverage for issue #2232 legacy CLI toolset aliases."""
+
+from unittest import mock
+
+
+def test_normalize_cli_toolsets_expands_legacy_hermes_alias():
+    from api.config import _normalize_cli_toolsets
+
+    assert _normalize_cli_toolsets(["hermes", "web"]) == [
+        "hermes-cli",
+        "hermes-api-server",
+        "web",
+    ]
+
+
+def test_normalize_cli_toolsets_deduplicates_expanded_aliases():
+    from api.config import _normalize_cli_toolsets
+
+    assert _normalize_cli_toolsets(["hermes", "hermes-cli", "hermes-api-server"]) == [
+        "hermes-cli",
+        "hermes-api-server",
+    ]
+
+
+def test_resolve_cli_toolsets_fallback_expands_legacy_hermes_alias():
+    import api.config as config
+
+    cfg = {"platform_toolsets": {"cli": ["hermes", "web"]}}
+    with mock.patch("builtins.__import__", side_effect=ImportError("no hermes cli")):
+        assert config._resolve_cli_toolsets(cfg) == ["hermes-cli", "hermes-api-server", "web"]