# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix stringified command_allowlist splitting into characters

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where legacy stringified command_allowlist values get split into individual characters by set(), silently breaking allowlists. These members address detection and recovery or removal of such malformed configs.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #104895. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #104895 (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-104895`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #104779: Stringified command_allowlist from pre-#88163 config set gets split into single chars by set() — permanent allowlist silently dead, no stale-config cleanup

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#104895: fix: legacy allowlists recover without per-character approvals**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_allowlist_legacy_config.py`, `tools/approval.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`
- **#104787: fix(tools): recover or drop stringified command_allowlist instead of splitting it per character**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#104779`, `#104895`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #104895 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-07`.