# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Config-before-import fix for secret redaction flag

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where security.redact_secrets=false was ignored because the redact module was imported before configuration was applied, along with associated fixes to ensure the config is loaded first.

## 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 #15109. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #15109 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #11009: \[Bug\]: security.redact_secrets=false is ignored during CLI startup because agent.redact is imported before config is applied

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#15109: fix(redact): honor security.redact_secrets from config.yaml**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_redact_config_bridge.py`
- **#11446: fix(cli): apply redact_secrets config before logging imports**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `0e235947b`, `#15109`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #15109 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-04-24`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.