# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Parallel test runner help flag handling fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where passing --help to run_tests_parallel.py triggers a full test sweep instead of printing usage information. The work involves fixing argument parsing so help and unknown flags behave as expected.

## 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 #114890. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114890 (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-114890`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114059: \[Bug\]: run_tests_parallel.py --help starts a full 43k-test sweep instead of printing usage

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114890: fix(tests): run_tests_parallel.py --help prints usage and unknown flags error out instead of sweeping the suite (#114059, salvage #114065)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/run_tests_parallel.py`, `tests/scripts/test_run_tests_parallel.py`
- **#114065: fix(tests): handle parallel runner help flags**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `49397cf2b4bb`, `#114890`, `#114059`, `#114065`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114890 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.