# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix plugin approvals routing through runs bridge

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where plugin-escalated approvals ignored the \`is_ask\` flag and incorrectly routed through \`/v1/runs\`, causing sessions to always fail closed. The fix ensures approval asks are handled correctly rather than always blocking.

## 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 #116684. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116684 (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-116684`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #114788: \[Bug\]: plugin-escalated approvals ignore \`is_ask\`, so \`/v1/runs\` sessions always fail closed

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116684: fix(approvals): plugin-escalated approvals ask on /v1/runs instead of always blocking (#114788, salvage #114884)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_request_tool_approval.py`, `tools/approval.py`
- **#114884: fix(approvals): route plugin asks through runs bridge**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `151c06e5ec22`, `#116684`, `#114788`, `#114884`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116684 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.