# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Restrict writes to sensitive paths under HERMES_HOME

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #110465: fix(security): write-deny HERMES_HOME secret stores

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.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #111409. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111409 (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-111409`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #110464: write denylist drifted from the read credential denylist

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#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 · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/file_safety.py`, `tests/agent/test_file_safety_write_credentials.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`
- **#110465: fix(security): write-deny HERMES_HOME secret stores**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`; refs `#45947`, `#108727`, `#110464`
  - files: `agent/file_safety.py`, `tests/agent/test_file_safety_write_credentials.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111409 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.
- Subsystem: `agent`