Non-technical end users
This run exercised 0 tests of AI-agent-to-AI-agent communication through ai-memory. 0 worked correctly, 0 did not, and 0 were intentionally skipped because prerequisites weren't met.
Campaign a2a-hermes-v0.6.3.1-r14 FAIL
Infrastructure
Node roster
| # | Role | Agent ID | Public IP | Private IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agent | ai:alice | 138.197.42.116 | 10.11.0.3 |
| 2 | agent | ai:bob | 167.71.184.94 | 10.11.0.5 |
| 3 | agent | ai:charlie | 104.131.19.62 | 10.11.0.4 |
| 4 | memory-only | — | 104.236.72.21 | 10.11.0.2 |
Baseline attestation BASELINE VIOLATION
Per the authoritative baseline spec, every agent node must emit a self-attestation before any scenario is permitted to run. This run's attestation:
Spec version: 1.4.0 — see authoritative baseline.
| Node | Agent | Framework | Authentic | MCP ai-memory | xAI cfg | xAI default | Agent ID | Federation | UFW off | iptables | dead-man | F1 xAI | F2a substrate | F2b agent (non-gating) | Config SHA | Pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| node-1 | ai:alice | hermes Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (2026.4.30) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | — | 12f99ec56116 | FAIL |
| node-2 | ai:bob | hermes Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (2026.4.30) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | — | 889c475f0926 | FAIL |
| node-3 | ai:charlie | hermes Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (2026.4.30) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | — | 00622f57d71b | FAIL |
a2a-baseline.json
{
"baseline_pass": false,
"per_node": [
{
"spec_version": "1.4.0",
"agent_type": "hermes",
"agent_id": "ai:alice",
"node_index": "1",
"framework_version": "Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (2026.4.30)",
"ai_memory_version": "0.6.3.1",
"peer_urls": "http://10.11.0.5:9077,http://10.11.0.4:9077,http://10.11.0.2:9077",
"config_file_sha256": "12f99ec56116dbd03748777fabc1697dbcc89bd41e0a1470c0dae152987998de",
"config_attestation": {
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"mcp_server_ai_memory_registered": true,
"llm_backend_is_xai_grok": true,
"llm_is_default_provider": true,
"mcp_command_is_ai_memory": true,
"agent_id_stamped": true,
"federation_live": true,
"ufw_disabled": true,
"iptables_flushed": true,
"dead_man_switch_scheduled": true
},
"negative_invariants": {
"_description": "Alternative A2A channels must be OFF so a passing scenario is only passing via ai-memory shared memory. Any true here = thesis-preserving.",
"a2a_protocol_off": true,
"sub_agent_or_sessions_spawn_off": true,
"alternative_channels_off": true,
"tool_allowlist_is_memory_only": true,
"a2a_gate_profile_locked": true
},
"functional_probes": {
"xai_grok_chat_reachable": false,
"xai_grok_sample_reply": "",
"substrate_http_canary_f2a": true,
"substrate_http_canary_uuid": "a49d2cd5-9df7-4313-b702-afa5ea3e9594",
"agent_mcp_canary_f2b": false,
"agent_mcp_canary_uuid": "fe4cd27b-8df1-45d3-8a47-c59c27fba381",
"agent_canary_response_head": "API call failed after 3 retries: HTTP 429: Error code: 429 - {'code': 'Some resource has been exhausted', 'error': 'Your team 406ee526-41d2-4b73-bf58-d35c12860ed4 has either used all available credits or reached its monthly spending limit. To continue making API requests, please purchase more credits or raise your spending limit.'} ",
"_f2b_note": "F2b is LLM-dependent and non-blocking. F2a (deterministic HTTP substrate) gates baseline_pass.",
"hermes_peer_a2a_repro_f3b": false,
"hermes_peer_a2a_repro_uuid": "",
"_f3b_note": "F3b is hermes-only and observed (non-blocking). Asserts the agent-driven mcp_memory_memory_store path actually lands a row through the hermes_cli tool dispatcher, distinct from the workflow-level F3 which probes substrate-only HTTP federation. False here while F2b is true => allowlist filter regression in hermes_cli/mcp_tools.py.",
"mesh_connectivity_f4": true,
"mesh_edges_ok": 3,
"mesh_edges_total": 3,
"mesh_edges_detail": "10.11.0.5:9077:OK,10.11.0.4:9077:OK,10.11.0.2:9077:OK",
"_f4_note": "F4 verifies this local nodes N-1 OUTBOUND mesh edges to every peer via both GET health and POST sync_push dry_run. Aggregator ANDs across N nodes to confirm full N*(N-1) bidirectional reachability. Gates baseline_pass.",
"ai_memory_mcp_stdio_f5": true,
"ai_memory_mcp_stdio_init_ok": true,
"ai_memory_mcp_stdio_tools_ok": true,
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"_f5_note": "F5 spawns the ai-memory stdio MCP subprocess using the framework-configured invocation and verifies initialize + tools/list return memory_store, memory_recall, memory_list. Deterministic (no LLM). Gates baseline_pass.",
"tls_mode": "off",
"tls_handshake_f6": true,
"tls_handshake_f6_reason": "",
"mtls_enforcement_f7": true,
"mtls_enforcement_f7_reason": "",
"_f6_f7_note": "F6 verifies the TLS 1.3 handshake against the local serve + CA chain. F7 verifies mTLS enforcement — anonymous client rejected, whitelisted client accepted. Both gate baseline_pass when tls_mode != off / mtls respectively.",
"embedder_loaded_f8": true,
"embedder_loaded_f8_reason": "",
"_f8_note": "F8 verifies /api/v1/capabilities reports features.embedder_loaded=true — i.e. the MiniLM embedder initialised at serve startup. Gates baseline_pass unconditionally. Without this, scenario-18 silently black-holes (semantic recall returns 0 rows).",
"agent_mcp_ai_memory_canary": true,
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"ufw_disabled": true,
"iptables_flushed": true,
"dead_man_switch_scheduled": true
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"_description": "Alternative A2A channels must be OFF so a passing scenario is only passing via ai-memory shared memory. Any true here = thesis-preserving.",
"a2a_protocol_off": true,
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"alternative_channels_off": true,
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"a2a_gate_profile_locked": true
},
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"xai_grok_sample_reply": "",
"substrate_http_canary_f2a": true,
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"agent_mcp_canary_f2b": false,
"agent_mcp_canary_uuid": "6d95497e-38dd-4b05-bdfd-773d0a8157b7",
"agent_canary_response_head": "API call failed after 3 retries: HTTP 429: Error code: 429 - {'code': 'Some resource has been exhausted', 'error': 'Your team 406ee526-41d2-4b73-bf58-d35c12860ed4 has either used all available credits or reached its monthly spending limit. To continue making API requests, please purchase more credits or raise your spending limit.'} ",
"_f2b_note": "F2b is LLM-dependent and non-blocking. F2a (deterministic HTTP substrate) gates baseline_pass.",
"hermes_peer_a2a_repro_f3b": false,
"hermes_peer_a2a_repro_uuid": "",
"_f3b_note": "F3b is hermes-only and observed (non-blocking). Asserts the agent-driven mcp_memory_memory_store path actually lands a row through the hermes_cli tool dispatcher, distinct from the workflow-level F3 which probes substrate-only HTTP federation. False here while F2b is true => allowlist filter regression in hermes_cli/mcp_tools.py.",
"mesh_connectivity_f4": true,
"mesh_edges_ok": 3,
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"mesh_edges_detail": "10.11.0.3:9077:OK,10.11.0.4:9077:OK,10.11.0.2:9077:OK",
"_f4_note": "F4 verifies this local nodes N-1 OUTBOUND mesh edges to every peer via both GET health and POST sync_push dry_run. Aggregator ANDs across N nodes to confirm full N*(N-1) bidirectional reachability. Gates baseline_pass.",
"ai_memory_mcp_stdio_f5": true,
"ai_memory_mcp_stdio_init_ok": true,
"ai_memory_mcp_stdio_tools_ok": true,
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"_f5_note": "F5 spawns the ai-memory stdio MCP subprocess using the framework-configured invocation and verifies initialize + tools/list return memory_store, memory_recall, memory_list. Deterministic (no LLM). Gates baseline_pass.",
"tls_mode": "off",
"tls_handshake_f6": true,
"tls_handshake_f6_reason": "",
"mtls_enforcement_f7": true,
"mtls_enforcement_f7_reason": "",
"_f6_f7_note": "F6 verifies the TLS 1.3 handshake against the local serve + CA chain. F7 verifies mTLS enforcement — anonymous client rejected, whitelisted client accepted. Both gate baseline_pass when tls_mode != off / mtls respectively.",
"embedder_loaded_f8": true,
"embedder_loaded_f8_reason": "",
"_f8_note": "F8 verifies /api/v1/capabilities reports features.embedder_loaded=true — i.e. the MiniLM embedder initialised at serve startup. Gates baseline_pass unconditionally. Without this, scenario-18 silently black-holes (semantic recall returns 0 rows).",
"agent_mcp_ai_memory_canary": true,
"canary_uuid": "54c9c4a0-8154-49a1-a94a-cc38a513598f",
"canary_namespace": "_baseline_canary_f2a"
},
"baseline_pass": false
},
{
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"agent_id": "ai:charlie",
"node_index": "3",
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"ai_memory_version": "0.6.3.1",
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"config_file_sha256": "00622f57d71b6fd1a9018469eff1efa71f7ec334eda63f58017c4ce34744c35f",
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"llm_backend_is_xai_grok": true,
"llm_is_default_provider": true,
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"agent_id_stamped": true,
"federation_live": true,
"ufw_disabled": true,
"iptables_flushed": true,
"dead_man_switch_scheduled": true
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"_description": "Alternative A2A channels must be OFF so a passing scenario is only passing via ai-memory shared memory. Any true here = thesis-preserving.",
"a2a_protocol_off": true,
"sub_agent_or_sessions_spawn_off": true,
"alternative_channels_off": true,
"tool_allowlist_is_memory_only": true,
"a2a_gate_profile_locked": true
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"agent_mcp_canary_f2b": false,
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"_f2b_note": "F2b is LLM-dependent and non-blocking. F2a (deterministic HTTP substrate) gates baseline_pass.",
"hermes_peer_a2a_repro_f3b": false,
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"mesh_connectivity_f4": true,
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"_f4_note": "F4 verifies this local nodes N-1 OUTBOUND mesh edges to every peer via both GET health and POST sync_push dry_run. Aggregator ANDs across N nodes to confirm full N*(N-1) bidirectional reachability. Gates baseline_pass.",
"ai_memory_mcp_stdio_f5": true,
"ai_memory_mcp_stdio_init_ok": true,
"ai_memory_mcp_stdio_tools_ok": true,
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"_f5_note": "F5 spawns the ai-memory stdio MCP subprocess using the framework-configured invocation and verifies initialize + tools/list return memory_store, memory_recall, memory_list. Deterministic (no LLM). Gates baseline_pass.",
"tls_mode": "off",
"tls_handshake_f6": true,
"tls_handshake_f6_reason": "",
"mtls_enforcement_f7": true,
"mtls_enforcement_f7_reason": "",
"_f6_f7_note": "F6 verifies the TLS 1.3 handshake against the local serve + CA chain. F7 verifies mTLS enforcement — anonymous client rejected, whitelisted client accepted. Both gate baseline_pass when tls_mode != off / mtls respectively.",
"embedder_loaded_f8": true,
"embedder_loaded_f8_reason": "",
"_f8_note": "F8 verifies /api/v1/capabilities reports features.embedder_loaded=true — i.e. the MiniLM embedder initialised at serve startup. Gates baseline_pass unconditionally. Without this, scenario-18 silently black-holes (semantic recall returns 0 rows).",
"agent_mcp_ai_memory_canary": true,
"canary_uuid": "e392ce51-c026-4160-9a5b-c41ad58d5516",
"canary_namespace": "_baseline_canary_f2a"
},
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}
],
"failure_mode": "baseline-violation"
}
Run focus
0/0 scenarios passed; 0 failed, 0 skipped
What this campaign tested: Campaign a2a-hermes-v0.6.3.1-r14 ran 0 testbook scenarios across transport, primitives, and cross-cutting axes.
What it demonstrated: Direct counts: pass=0, fail=0, skip=0.
AI NHI analysis · Claude Opus 4.7
0/0 scenarios passed; 0 failed, 0 skipped
PARTIAL — auto-generated (LLM unavailable: xAI HTTP 429: {"code":"Some resource has been exhausted","error":"Your team 406ee526-41d2-4b73-bf58-d35c12860ed4 has eit)
For three audiences
C-level decision makers
Run verdict partial. Detailed narrative synthesis unavailable (LLM call failed: xAI HTTP 429: {"code":"Some resource has been exhausted","error":"Your team 406ee526-41d2-4b73-bf58-d35c12860ed4 has eit). Counts are reliable; consult the per-scenario PASS/FAIL and the testbook for primitive-level mapping.
Engineers & architects
Scenario outcomes: pass=0 fail=0 skip=0 of 0 total. First failure reasons are persisted on each scenario-N.json. LLM narrative unavailable: xAI HTTP 429: {"code":"Some resource has been exhausted","error":"Your team 406ee526-41d2-4b73-bf58-d35c12860ed4 has eit.
What changes going into the next campaign
Investigate the LLM-call failure or re-run with XAI_API_KEY verified; counts are unaffected.