fix(cli): clarify doctor memory diagnostics - #16490
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What does this PR do?
Clarifies
hermes doctordiagnostics for the built-in memory files under~/.hermes/memories/.Root cause:
doctorreported a missingMEMORY.mdwith generic wording that implied no memory had been written yet, even when Hermes had saved user profile data inUSER.md. The two files represent different stores, so the diagnostic should distinguish them.This PR:
MEMORY.md,USER.md, or bothMEMORY.mdis agent personal notes,USER.mdis the user profileUSER.mdwith missingMEMORY.mdand for invalid UTF-8 memory filesRelated Issue
No dedicated issue exists. This addresses diagnostic confusion seen while checking
hermes doctormemory output.Type of Change
Changes Made
hermes_cli/doctor.py: extracts built-in memory-file status reporting and handles unreadable files explicitly.tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor.py: adds focused doctor regression coverage forUSER.md-only memory and unreadable memory files.How to Test
~/.hermes/memories/USER.mdwithoutMEMORY.md.hermes doctor.USER.mdas the user profile and explains thatMEMORY.mdis the agent personal notes store.Validation run locally:
Result: 25 passed, 4 warnings (
discord.playerdeprecation warning from dependency import).Also run:
codex reviewfound no actionable defects before the docs-wording alignment; the final wording-only update passed the focused doctor suite andgit diff --check.Checklist
fix(cli): clarify doctor memory diagnosticsRebase / conflict refresh (2026-05-06)
mainand kept thehermes doctormemory-file diagnostics alongside the newer provider import checks.scripts/run_tests.sh tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor.py -q(39 passed, warnings from dependency imports only).git merge-tree --write-tree --name-only origin/main HEADcompleted without conflicts.