# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bundled skills copied as read-only, fix applied

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #101226: \[Bug\]: bundled skills sync read-only from immutable sources (Nix/Homebrew), so they can never be edited
- PR #101300: fix(skills): make synced bundled-skill copies owner-writable (#101226)
- PR #110270: fix(skills): normalize bundled copy metadata

A bug caused bundled skills synced from immutable sources (e.g. Nix, Homebrew) to be copied as read-only, preventing editing. A fix was introduced to ensure copies are made owner-writable regardless of source permissions.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.50`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #101226: \[Bug\]: bundled skills sync read-only from immutable sources (Nix/Homebrew), so they can never be edited

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101274: fix(skills): copy bundled/optional skills writable regardless of sour…**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#34577`
- **#101300: fix(skills): make synced bundled-skill copies owner-writable (#101226)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#34577`, `#34577`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_skills_sync.py`, `tools/skills_sync.py`
- **#110270: fix(skills): normalize bundled copy metadata**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`; refs `#101226`, `#110257`, `#101300`, `#110270`, `#101300`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_skills_sync.py`, `tools/skills_sync.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `skills`