NousResearch/hermes-agent

Restrict writes to sensitive paths under HERMES_HOME

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1 open item. Fix merged in #111409 on 15 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address gaps where write and patch operations could overwrite sensitive credential stores, secret files, and browser profile data under HERMES_HOME. The work involves aligning write denylists with read denylists and adding specific protections for vault, OAuth, and password manager cache paths.

Open issues0

No open issues.

Open PRs1

  • PR#110465fix(security): write-deny HERMES_HOME secret stores

Fixes on record

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  • #111409 fix(file-safety): write_file/patch no longer overwrite vault, browser-profile, Google OAuth and Bitwarden cache under HERMES_HOME (#110464, salvage #110465)

    merged to main

    files: agent/file_safety.py, tests/agent/test_file_safety_write_credentials.py, website/docs/user-guide/security.md

Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#110464write denylist drifted from the read credential denylist
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Merged PRs
#111409
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15 Sep 2026

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