# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix CLI reporting of actually loaded .env files

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #102023: \[Bug\]: \`.env\` diagnostics re-derive the path instead of reporting what the loader actually loaded (shared root cause of #14517 and #31144)
- PR #102147: fix(cli): report actual loaded .env files in status instead of re-deriving path (fixes #102023)

These issues and fixes address a bug where the CLI re-derives the .env file path instead of reporting which files the loader actually read. The fix ensures status and diagnostics reflect the real loaded paths.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #102023: \[Bug\]: \`.env\` diagnostics re-derive the path instead of reporting what the loader actually loaded (shared root cause of #14517 and #31144)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#102038: fix(cli): report the .env files the loader actually reads**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#102038`, `#102023`
- **#102147: fix(cli): report actual loaded .env files in status instead of re-deriving path (fixes #102023)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/env_loader.py`, `hermes_cli/status.py`

## Fix status

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