# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban dispatch allowlist fails open bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where kanban.dispatch_profiles fails open (granting access to all profiles) when the key is blank/null or the config is unreadable. The fixes change this behavior to fail closed instead.

## 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 #114825. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114825 (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-114825`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #113620: \[Bug\]: kanban.dispatch_profiles fails OPEN when the key is blank/null or the config read raises (shared-board homes silently claim every profile)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114825: fix(kanban): kanban.dispatch_profiles fails closed for a blank/null key and an unreadable config (#113620, salvage #113623)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db_dispatch.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_dispatch_claim_allowlist.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md`
- **#113623: fix(kanban): fail closed on invalid dispatch allowlist**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `20e48f87c04f`, `#114825`, `#113620`, `#113623`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114825 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.