# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix tautological test assertions that always pass

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #103047: Three test assertions that cannot fail (\`or True\`), one of which contradicts its own comment
- PR #103061: test: make or-True assertions actually assert (#103047)
- PR #103064: fix(tests): make the three tautological assertions falsifiable

These items identify and correct test assertions written with \`or True\` that can never fail, making them meaningless. At least one such assertion contradicts its own accompanying comment.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #103047: Three test assertions that cannot fail (\`or True\`), one of which contradicts its own comment

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#103061: test: make or-True assertions actually assert (#103047)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/hermes_cli/test_noninteractive_git.py`, `tests/tools/test_file_tools.py`, `tests/tools/test_yolo_mode.py`
- **#103064: fix(tests): make the three tautological assertions falsifiable**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#103061`, `#103047`
  - files: `tests/hermes_cli/test_noninteractive_git.py`, `tests/tools/test_file_tools.py`, `tests/tools/test_yolo_mode.py`

## Fix status

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