# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Redact secrets leaked from config and shell rc reads

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a security gap where secrets were exposed in terminal output when commands read config.yaml or shell rc files. The code_file gate was skipping assignment passes, allowing secrets to bypass redaction.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #110228. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110228 (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-110228`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #109362: redact_terminal_output: secrets leak when the command reads config.yaml or shell rc files (code_file gate skips the assignment passes)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110228: Terminal output redacts secrets when the command reads config.yaml or shell rc files (#109362, salvage #109369)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/redact.py`, `tests/agent/test_redact.py`
- **#109369: fix(redact): redact secrets from config and shell rc reads**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `f80ea9987be6`, `#110228`
- **#109370: fix(security): stop config and shell rc reads from leaking secrets**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `f80ea9987be6`, `#110228`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110228 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.