# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bare filename resolution to HERMES_HOME bug

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #10981: \[Bug\]: write_file with bare filename writes to $HOME instead of HERMES_HOME
- PR #11126: fix: resolve bare Hermes config filenames to HERMES_HOME
- PR #11174: fix(tools): redirect bare filenames to HERMES_HOME in _expand_path

A bug where bare filenames (without directory paths) resolve to $HOME instead of HERMES_HOME, with related fixes targeting the _expand_path function and Hermes config handling.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #10981: \[Bug\]: write_file with bare filename writes to $HOME instead of HERMES_HOME

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#10998: fix(tools): redirect bare filenames to HERMES_HOME in _expand_path**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#11126: fix: resolve bare Hermes config filenames to HERMES_HOME**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#11174`, `#10981`
  - files: `tools/file_tools.py`
- **#11174: fix(tools): redirect bare filenames to HERMES_HOME in _expand_path**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_file_operations.py`, `tools/file_operations.py`

## Fix status

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