# NousResearch/hermes-agent · gateway allow_all_users config.yaml key ignored bug

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #110777: fix(gateway): support gateway.allow_all_users in config.yaml

A bug where the gateway.allow_all_users setting in config.yaml was silently dropped and had no effect, with related fix attempts to honour that configuration key properly.

## 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 #111370. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111370 (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-111370`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #110690: \[Bug/security\]: gateway.allow_all_users in config.yaml is a silent no-op — the gate reads env vars only, access-control key is silently dropped

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111370: fix(gateway): allow_all_users in config.yaml is honoured instead of silently dropped (#110690, salvage #23955 #110777)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/secret_scope.py`, `contributors/emails/chugiacan@users.noreply.github.com`, `gateway/config_loader.py`, `gateway/run_shutdown.py`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server_gateway.py`, `tests/gateway/test_config.py`, `tests/gateway/test_multiplex_yaml_env_bridge_isolation.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/gateway-internals.md`, `website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`
- **#110777: fix(gateway): support gateway.allow_all_users in config.yaml**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `gateway/authz_mixin.py`, `gateway/config.py`, `gateway/config_loader.py`, `gateway/platforms/access_policy_mixin.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `gateway/run_startup.py`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_access_policy_mixin.py`, `tests/gateway/test_config.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111370 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`