# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Redact secrets starting with /, $, or ~

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug caused secrets whose values begin with /, $, or ~ to bypass sensitive text redaction. These members address identifying and fixing that masking gap.

## 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 #112189. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112189 (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-112189`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #112071: \[Bug\]: redact_sensitive_text leaks secrets whose value begins with /, $, or ~

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112189: fix(redact): secrets that start with /, $ or ~ are masked again under credential keys (#112071, salvage #112064)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/redact.py`, `tests/agent/test_redact.py`
- **#112064: fix(redact): stop leaking secrets that begin with /, $, or ~**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `60f436b5f6`, `#112189`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112189 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.