# NousResearch/hermes-agent · lifecycle guard mishandles inert heredoc masking

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug in the cron lifecycle guard causes it to incorrectly inspect the contents of inert heredoc bodies during the referenced-script walk, leading to false refusals when heredocs name data files. These members address the masking fix and related salvage attempts.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #114798. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114798 (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-111488`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #110422: Lifecycle guard doesn't apply inert-heredoc masking to the referenced-script walk

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111488: fix(cron): lifecycle guard no longer blocks inert python heredocs that name a large data file (#110422, salvage #110443)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cron/lifecycle_guard.py`, `tests/cron/test_lifecycle_guard_heredoc_walk.py`
- **#114798: fix(cron): data files named in a python heredoc no longer trip the gateway lifecycle guard; refusals name their reason (#113944, salvage #114523)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cron/lifecycle_guard.py`, `tests/cron/test_lifecycle_guard_heredoc_walk.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_restart_loop.py`, `tests/tools/test_terminal_heredoc_background_guard.py`, `tools/shell_heredoc.py`, `tools/terminal_tool_guards.py`
- **#110443: fix(cron): mask inert heredoc bodies before the referenced-script walk**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#114798`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114798 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.