# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Permanent allowlist revocation not persisting on reload

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where revoking a permanently approved command has no effect because config reloads merge rather than replace the allowlist. The work involves fixing reload logic so revocations and manual edits are preserved correctly.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #106402. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106402 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-106402`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #101741: \[Bug\]: Revoking a permanent command approval has no effect — config reload merges instead of replacing

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106402: fix(approval): allowlist revocations stick and hand edits survive (salvage #91665 + #101840, goose#11383)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `tests/tools/test_approval.py`, `tests/tools/test_permanent_allowlist_reconcile.py`, `tools/approval.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`
- **#101840: fix(tools): reload permanent allowlist by replacement**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `8dc4b6f56557`, `#106402`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106402 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.