NousResearch/hermes-agent

Config set routing: .env vs config.yaml key handling

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #112562 on 16 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs concern how hermes config set decides where to write values—specifically, the incorrect or inconsistent routing of environment-style keys between .env and config.yaml, and validation of paths before writing.

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  • #112250 fix(config): `hermes config set` refuses typo paths before writing and routes env settings to .env (#112003, #111848, salvage #111850)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/AGENTS.md, hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_cli/config_env_routing.py, hermes_cli/subcommands/config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config_dotted_key_names.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config_platform_env_routing.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config_set_list_values.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py, website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md, website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md, website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md

  • #112562 hermes config set stores every UPPER_SNAKE name in .env, never config.yaml (#111848)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_cli/config_env_routing.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config_platform_env_routing.py, website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md, website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md, website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #111850 fix(config): route platform setup values through .env · merged via another change → da98103, #112250
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#111848`hermes config set <non-credential env key>` writes config.yaml top-level instead of .env → two "official" writers for platform keys, two different readers
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16 Sep 2026

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