Rewrite all import statements, patch() targets, sys.modules keys,
importlib.import_module() strings, and subprocess -m references to use
hermes_agent.* paths.
Strip sys.path.insert hacks from production code (rely on editable install).
Update COMPONENT_PREFIXES for logger filtering.
Fix 3 hardcoded getLogger() calls to use __name__.
Update transport and tool registry discovery paths.
Update plugin module path strings.
Add legacy process-name patterns for gateway PID detection.
Add main() to skills_sync for console_script entry point.
Fix _get_bundled_dir() path traversal after move.
Part of #14182, #14183
Treat whitespace-only FAL_KEY the same as unset so users who export
FAL_KEY=" " (or CI that leaves a blank token) get the expected
'not set' error path instead of a confusing downstream fal_client
failure.
Applied to the two direct FAL_KEY checks in image_generation_tool.py:
image_generate_tool's upfront credential check and check_fal_api_key().
Both keep the existing managed-gateway fallback intact.
Adapted the original whitespace/valid tests to pin the managed gateway
to None so the whitespace assertion exercises the direct-key path
rather than silently relying on gateway absence.