NousResearch/hermes-agent

Fix hardcoded backup path in recovery guidance

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1 open item. Fix merged in #104959 on 7 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where state.db corruption recovery messages hardcoded a default backup directory path instead of interpolating the actual configured home or profile directory. The fixes ensure recovery guidance points users to their real backup location.

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Open PRs1

  • PR#104319fix(agent): interpolate the live backups dir into corruption recovery guidance

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  • #104959 fix(recovery): custom homes and profiles point to their actual backups (#104250, salvage #104319)

    merged to main

    files: agent/turn_explainers.py, gateway/run_notifications.py, tests/run_agent/test_corruption_recovery_guidance.py, tests/run_agent/test_turn_completion_explainer.py

Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#104250Bug: state.db recovery guidance hardcodes ~/.hermes/backups/ while the same message interpolates HERMES_HOME
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Merged PRs
#104959
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7 Sep 2026

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