A cached _last_content_with_tools response from a housekeeping-only turn
could survive a later substantive tool-only turn. When the model returned
an empty response, Hermes incorrectly finalized the older housekeeping
narration instead of invoking the post-tool empty-response nudge.
Production impact: scheduled cron jobs could return early without completing
their actual work (e.g., daily report job returning a housekeeping message
instead of producing the report artifact).
Root cause: The fallback state was only updated when a turn had both
content AND tool_calls. A turn with tool_calls but empty visible content
would skip state updates entirely, leaving stale fallback state intact.
Fix: Classify tools in every tool-call turn (regardless of visible content).
When any tool is substantive (non-housekeeping), clear the older fallback state
before processing later empty responses. This prevents two-turn-old housekeeping
narration from being treated as if it belonged to the immediately preceding
substantive tool turn.
Regression test added: tests/run_agent/test_conversation_fallback_state.py
Fixes#63860
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