# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MCP connect profile scope secret resolution bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where MCP server connections encounter \`UnscopedSecretError\` due to credentials being looked up without the connection owner's profile scope, along with related fix attempts. The members cover the problem report and associated fix pull requests.

## 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 #114894. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114894 (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-114894`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #113746: \[Bug\]: MCP connect resolves secrets with no profile scope — servers park with UnscopedSecretError under multiplexing + an external secret source

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114894: fix(mcp): servers connect under the connection owner's profile scope instead of parking with UnscopedSecretError (#113746, salvage #113749)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_mcp_connect_secret_scope.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_mcp_reload_all_sessions.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_discovery.py`, `tui_gateway/methods_tools.py`
- **#113749: fix(mcp): connect resolves credentials under the connection owner's profile scope**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `92deb8e87135`, `#114894`, `#113746`, `#113749`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114894 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.