# NousResearch/hermes-agent · File mutation verification messaging fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a misleading message in the file-mutation verifier that incorrectly reports files 'were NOT modified' when the real issue is a missing write receipt. The fix clarifies the footer to more accurately describe \`failed\` edits.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #112278. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112278 (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-112278`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111771: \[Bug\]: File-mutation verifier claims files "were NOT modified" when it only lacks a write receipt

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112278: fix(agent): file-mutation footer reports failed edits, not "files were NOT modified" (#111771, salvage #111788)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/tool_executor.py`, `agent/turn_explainers.py`, `agent/turn_finalizer.py`, `tests/agent/test_file_mutation_verifier.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/configuration.md`
- **#111788: fix(agent): clarify file mutation verification**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `ee49b7d25d`, `#112278`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112278 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.