# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix anonymous clone before attaching git credentials

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where plugin installation fails on public repos due to unnecessary credential prompts. The fix clones anonymously first and only attaches stored credentials when the remote explicitly requires them.

## 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 #114846. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114846 (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-114846`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114526: \[Bug\] hermes plugins install fails cloning public catalog repo: 'could not read Username ... terminal prompts disabled'

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114846: fix(plugins): public repos install and update anonymously; stored git credential attached only when the remote refuses (#114526, salvage #114545)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/git_credentials.py`, `hermes_cli/mcp_catalog.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py`, `hermes_cli/profile_distribution.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_private_repo_auth.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/plugins.md`
- **#114545: fix(plugins): clone anonymously first; attach stored credential only when needed (#114526)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `7d0c1f205001`, `#114846`, `#114526`, `#114545`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114846 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.