# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban board selection ignores explicit overrides

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #108401: \[Bug\]: kanban boards list prints the ACTIVE board's counts on every row, and board=/--board is a no-op, whenever HERMES_KANBAN_DB is set
- PR #140857: fix(kanban): per-board counts survive a worker env pin

A bug where setting HERMES_KANBAN_DB causes the active board's data to appear on every row, making explicit board selection via parameter or flag ineffective. The accompanying fixes make explicit board arguments take precedence over the environment-pinned database.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #131913. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #131913 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #108401: \[Bug\]: kanban boards list prints the ACTIVE board's counts on every row, and board=/--board is a no-op, whenever HERMES_KANBAN_DB is set

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131913: fix(kanban): explicit board (param or --board scope) trumps env pin \[risk 0.60\]**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/delegation_context.py`, `gateway/kanban_watchers.py`, `gateway/kanban_watchers_dispatcher.py`, `gateway/kanban_watchers_notifier.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_board_path_priority.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_boards.py`
- **#108416: fix(kanban): honor explicit board selection over DB pin**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#131913`, `#107195`
- **#140857: fix(kanban): per-board counts survive a worker env pin**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_boards.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db_connect.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db_dispatch.py`, `plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_board_path_priority.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #131913 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-03`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`