# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Plugin sandbox skip_container_guards approval guard regression

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A regression caused plugin backends declaring skip_container_guards to incorrectly trigger dangerous-command approval prompts, as if the flag were ignored. These items address detecting and fixing that container guard classification behavior for plugin sandboxes.

## 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 #113257. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113257 (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-113257`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #112706: \[Bug\]: plugin backends' skip_container_guards is ignored — approval guards fire in disposable plugin sandboxes (regression from #94400)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113257: fix(approval): plugin sandbox backends that declare skip_container_guards skip dangerous-command prompts like built-in sandboxes (#112706, salvage #112711)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_modal_sandbox_fixes.py`, `tools/approval.py`
- **#112711: fix(approval): honor plugin container guard classification**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#113257`, `#112711`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113257 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.