# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix command allowlist keys in unattended/cron sessions

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #110972: fix(approval): let unattended workers use approved script rules

These issues and PRs address a bug where command_allowlist rule keys were not being honored or correctly matched during unattended, cron, or quiet-mode sessions. The fixes ensure pattern-key allowlists apply properly when workers run without interactive approval.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #111353. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #111353 (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-111353`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #110961: command_allowlist rule keys are inert: keys are compared against command text and can never match

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#111353: fix(approval): command_allowlist rule keys are honored in cron/-q/unattended sessions (#110961, salvage #110971)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_cron_approval_mode.py`, `tools/approval.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`
- **#110971: fix(approval): honor pattern-key allowlists when unattended**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#111353`
- **#110972: fix(approval): let unattended workers use approved script rules**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#110971`, `#110961`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_approval.py`, `tools/approval.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #111353 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-15`.
- Subsystem: `agent`