# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix hardcoded backup path in recovery guidance

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #104319: fix(agent): interpolate the live backups dir into corruption recovery guidance

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.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #104959. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #104959 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-104959`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #104250: Bug: state.db recovery guidance hardcodes ~/.hermes/backups/ while the same message interpolates HERMES_HOME

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#104959: fix(recovery): custom homes and profiles point to their actual backups (#104250, salvage #104319)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - 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`
- **#104319: fix(agent): interpolate the live backups dir into corruption recovery guidance**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - 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`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #104959 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-07`.
- Subsystem: `agent`