Hermes NoneType Fix, React Doctor, Seedance TTS — AI Daily May 27
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A Codex response with output = None crashed the OpenAI Python SDK parser, taking Hermes down community-wide; @rmktg and @weslindquist published the fix. Separately, the post-update Hermes has two fallback sections — @sav310 found the auxiliary/system one silently overrode fallback_providers and routed to paid OpenRouter during the OAuth outage.
@Wootbro shared `/goal run npx react-doctor@latest and fix issues until you get a score of 100` as a drop-in prompt. Multiple builders reported scores jumping from 66 to 100 and long-standing bugs surfaced, but @archimorty warned overnight runs on /fast can burn 20% of weekly Claude quota.
@samb69 fixed persistent Seedance pronunciation issues by feeding TTS-generated audio directly instead of script + voice reference, and called it the most comprehensive video gen suite (12+ reference elements, no morphing). @swh800 separately demonstrated that stacking reference images outperforms text-only prompting, with Omni's compliance filters as the main friction point.
@mattkowald confirmed approval on ads.openai.com, with @samarh90 noting access is still gated. @rmktg referenced a rumored $200k minimum spend, while @justingacina reported running ads with only a handful of impressions so far. @Max_Bernstein also shared a public doc of ad pipeline lessons including a per-stage brief pattern to stop agents skipping gates.
Members compared Notion, ClickUp, Asana, EOS, Workflowy, and Apple Notes, with @realcrischico, @benjifenji, and @seekersight converging on calendar time blocking as the real shipping mechanism. On the automation side, @navuud rigged an old Android phone so his agent auto-locks his Tacoma and Lexus at 10pm, and @fmill1's AI reply agent is booking so many calls his VA wants it disabled.
Key Takeaways
- If Hermes throws 'NoneType object is not iterable,' update to the latest version — and check BOTH fallback sections (main + system/auxiliary), since the system one supersedes and can silently route to paid OpenRouter.
- `npx react-doctor@latest` is a worthwhile one-shot agent audit for React apps — but don't run it overnight on /fast unless you want to torch your weekly Claude quota.
- Seedance accepts TTS-generated audio as direct input (fixing pronunciation issues script+voice-reference can't) and stacking reference images beats text-only prompting.
- OpenAI's ads platform (ads.openai.com) is accepting signups but is gated, with a rumored $200k minimum spend — early access is no guarantee of impressions yet.
- For multi-stage agent pipelines, force the agent to write its own brief at each gate to prevent it from skipping ahead despite strict instructions.
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