Fix JSON truncation causing "Unterminated string" errors (issue #12643)

[Linux2010]

Summary

Fixes NousResearch#12643 - vllm provider json error

The Bug

During compression/flush_memories, _prune_old_tool_results Pass 3 truncates large tool call arguments using raw string slicing:

args = args[:200] + "...[truncated]"

This breaks JSON validity when the slice position happens to be inside a JSON string value, creating invalid JSON like:

{"path": "file.txt", "content": "some long content here that got cut...[truncated]

(Note: missing closing quote and brace)

Downstream providers like vllm, MiniMax, and others strictly validate tool call arguments and reject malformed JSON with 400 "Unterminated string starting at" errors.

The Fix

Added _truncate_tool_call_args_json helper that:

1. Parses the JSON structure first
2. Shrinks long string values inside the parsed object (recursively)
3. Re-serializes with json.dumps(..., ensure_ascii=False)

This ensures truncated tool call arguments remain valid JSON that all providers can parse.

Test Coverage

Added TestTruncateToolCallArgsJson covering:

• Short args unchanged
• Long string values truncated properly
• Nested dicts and lists handled
• Non-string values (int, bool, float) preserved
• Invalid JSON returned unchanged (graceful fallback)
• CJK characters preserved (ensure_ascii=False)

Impact

• Low risk: Changes only the truncation logic, no API signature changes
• Hot path: Affects compression/flush_memories which users with custom vllm endpoints hit frequently
• Clear reproduction: Issue [Bug]: vllm provider json error NousResearch/hermes-agent#12643 has detailed logs showing the error pattern

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This is a surgical fix following the pattern from upstream PRs that addressed similar JSON truncation issues (MiniMax NousResearch#11762).

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8380:+        b64 = base64.b64encode(raw).decode("ascii")
9022:+        aes_key_for_api = base64.b64encode(aes_key.hex().encode("ascii")).decode("ascii")
25409:+        body = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(payload["body"]["data"]).decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
25413:+                body = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(part["body"]["data"]).decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
25418:+                    body = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(part["body"]["data"]).decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
33951:+        expected_aes = base64.b64encode(fake_hex_key.encode("ascii")).decode("ascii")

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7837:+            proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
17653:+    "Quick commands support two types: exec (run shell command directly) and alias (redirect to another command).",
47238:+            parent_check = self._exec(
47242:+                ls_result = self._exec(
47288:+        result = self._exec(cmd_sorted, timeout=60)
47298:+            result = self._exec(cmd_plain, timeout=60)
54955:+  while ((match = pattern.exec(text)) !== null) {
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11553:+                resp = httpx.post(
13765:+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
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18320:+            with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=_GATEWAY_HEALTH_TIMEOUT) as resp:
19245:+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as resp:
20976:+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as r:
21487:+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as r:
21547:+        with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10) as r:
36838:+            "hermes_cli.debug.urllib.request.urlopen",
40465:+        original_urlopen = ws.urllib.request.urlopen

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