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hermes config set bracketed list-key handling

Cluster 109611 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-24 04:06 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #118918 on 22 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug report and two related pull requests addressing how hermes config set handles bracketed list-index keys, including unrecognized key writes and loss of trailing comments in config files.

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#118918 config.yaml comments survive every writer: one comment-preserving writer + CI guard (#92554, #63039, #50698, #107511)

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files: .github/workflows/lint.yml, hermes_cli/AGENTS.md, hermes_cli/auth.py, hermes_cli/backup.py, hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_cli/credential_lifecycle.py, hermes_cli/profile_channels.py, hermes_cli/profiles.py, plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py, scripts/check_config_yaml_writers.py, tests/gateway/test_dm_topics.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config_yaml_comment_preservation.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_model_provider_persistence.py, tui_gateway/server.py, utils.py

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From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · duplicate 1

#109671 fix(cli): reject bracketed list-index keys in hermes config set · duplicate → #87767, #109611, #87714
#110010 hermes_cli: config set addresses list elements via [N] keys; writes preserve comments (fixes #109611) · done elsewhere → 43504da, #118918

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Closed#109611[Bug]: `hermes config set` writes an unrecognized bracketed key and deletes trailing comments, while reporting success

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #118918
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 22 Sep 2026

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