# NousResearch/hermes-agent · dns_exfil false positives for word 'host'

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes concern the skills_guard dns_exfil check incorrectly flagging the English word 'host' in prose and Markdown as a critical finding. Work is ongoing to suppress path-interpolation and plain-text false positives.

## 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 #108895. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #108895 (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-108895`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #108873: skills_guard: English “host” in Markdown still triggers CRITICAL dns_exfil on current main

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#108895: skills_guard: English "host" in prose no longer a CRITICAL dns_exfil finding (#108873)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_skills_guard.py`, `tools/skills_guard.py`
- **#108886: fix(skills-guard): stop dns_exfil from flagging path-interpolation prose**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `596bd8fec610`, `#108895`, `#108873`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #108895 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-12`.