# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban scratch workspace_path isolation in decompose

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #103303: kanban: decompose_triage_task lets scratch siblings inherit the root's workspace_path, so concurrent workers share one directory
- PR #103325: fix(kanban): scratch decompose children must not inherit a claimed root's workspace_path

These items concern a bug where decomposed sibling and child tasks incorrectly share or inherit the root task's workspace_path during triage decomposition, and fixes to ensure each scratch task gets an isolated path.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #103303: kanban: decompose_triage_task lets scratch siblings inherit the root's workspace_path, so concurrent workers share one directory

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#103325: fix(kanban): scratch decompose children must not inherit a claimed root's workspace_path**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db_graph.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_decompose_db.py`
- **#103628: fix(kanban): scratch decompose siblings must not share the root's workspace_path**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#103325`, `#103303`

## Fix status

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