# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Preserve find matches when unreadable sibling directory causes exit 1

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #107403: \[Bug\]: search_files(target="files") discards all matches when find exits 1 on an unreadable sibling directory
- PR #107416: fix(tools): keep find matches when an unreadable sibling exits 1
- PR #136127: fix(tools): keep find's matches when an unreadable sibling dir makes find exit 1

These members concern the file search tool (search_files with target="files") discarding all matches when \`find\` exits with status 1 because of an unreadable sibling directory. One is a bug report and two are fix proposals aimed at keeping the matches in that case; their actual status is not stated in the titles.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #107403: \[Bug\]: search_files(target="files") discards all matches when find exits 1 on an unreadable sibling directory

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#107416: fix(tools): keep find matches when an unreadable sibling exits 1**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_file_operations.py`, `tools/file_operations_search.py`
- **#136127: fix(tools): keep find's matches when an unreadable sibling dir makes find exit 1**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_search_files_find_exit_one.py`, `tools/file_operations_search.py`

## Fix status

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