# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Blocking destructive disk-wipe commands on raw devices

## Open now

- 1 issue, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- #102371: \[Bug\]: shred/wipefs/blkdiscard on block devices have zero hardline/dangerous coverage (silent disk destruction)
- PR #102376: fix(approval): block shred/wipefs/blkdiscard on raw block devices
- PR #105607: fix(security): hardline floor covers macOS disks and disk-wipe tools
- PR #129618: fix(approval): gate shred/wipefs/blkdiscard on raw block devices

These issues and PRs concern a gap in safety coverage for commands like shred, wipefs, and blkdiscard when run against raw block devices, and proposed fixes to add approval or hardline restrictions for such operations.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #102371: \[Bug\]: shred/wipefs/blkdiscard on block devices have zero hardline/dangerous coverage (silent disk destruction)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#102376: fix(approval): block shred/wipefs/blkdiscard on raw block devices**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `ddbf16cc56`, `#120926`, `#102376`, `#120926`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_hardline_blocklist.py`, `tools/approval.py`
- **#102377: fix(approval): block shred wipefs blkdiscard on raw block devices**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#102376`, `#102371`, `#102376`
- **#105607: fix(security): hardline floor covers macOS disks and disk-wipe tools**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#120926`, `#102376`, `#105607`, `#120926`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_hardline_block_devices.py`, `tools/approval_detection.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`
- **#129618: fix(approval): gate shred/wipefs/blkdiscard on raw block devices**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_hardline_blocklist.py`, `tools/approval_detection.py`

## Fix status

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