NousResearch/hermes-agent

pytest runs overwriting real Hermes home files

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #111449 on 15 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where running the test suite could resolve or write to the operator's actual Hermes home directory (config.yaml, .env, MEMORY.md), along with multiple fix attempts to isolate pytest temp directories from the live install.

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  • #111449 fix(tests): pytest basetemp inside the Hermes home no longer turns the sandbox into the live install (#111101, salvage #111096)

    merged to main

    files: contributors/emails/[email protected], tests/conftest.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_profiles.py, tests/test_basetemp_isolation.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2

  • #111224 fix(tests): keep pytest homes outside operator home · done elsewhere → #111623
  • #111623 fix(tests): a pytest run can no longer resolve or write the operator's real Hermes home (#111101, salvage #111173 #111096) · done elsewhere → #111449, #111101
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#111101[Bug]: tests/hermes_cli/test_profiles.py overwrites the operator's real Hermes home (config.yaml / .env / MEMORY.md)
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15 Sep 2026

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