# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Compat-pointer scanner excludes dependency trees and virtualenvs

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #112589: fix(compat): keep pointer scans out of dependency trees
- PR #112637: fix(scripts): prune excluded dependency trees and virtualenvs from compat-pointer scanner traversal

These issues and PRs address a problem where the compatibility pointer scanner was incorrectly traversing dependency trees and virtualenv directories. The fixes prune those paths from scanner traversal to keep scans within first-party scope.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113097. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113097 (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-113097`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #112584: Compatibility pointer scanner traverses excluded dependency trees and scans virtualenv packages

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113097: fix(scripts): compat-pointer scanner skips dependency trees and virtualenvs without touching first-party scope (#112584, salvage #112589)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/check_compat_pointers.py`, `tests/scripts/test_check_compat_pointers.py`
- **#112585: fix(scripts): prune compatibility scanner traversal**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#112589`
- **#112589: fix(compat): keep pointer scans out of dependency trees**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#113097`
  - files: `scripts/check_compat_pointers.py`, `tests/scripts/test_check_compat_pointers.py`
- **#112637: fix(scripts): prune excluded dependency trees and virtualenvs from compat-pointer scanner traversal**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `scripts/check_compat_pointers.py`, `tests/scripts/test_check_compat_pointers_exclusions.py`, `tests/scripts/test_check_compat_pointers_venv_skip.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113097 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.
- Subsystem: `other`