# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix root-level SKILL.md resolution errors in skills.sh

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where \`skills.sh\` skills with \`SKILL.md\` located at the repository root appeared in search results but could not be handled by inspect or install operations. The accompanying fixes address this resolution failure, salvaging work from #115035 via #115028.

## 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 #116861. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116861 (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-116861`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #115028: \[Bug\]: skills.sh skills with SKILL.md at the repo root are listed by search but cannot be resolved by inspect/install

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116861: fix(skills): skills.sh skills with SKILL.md at the repo root resolve for inspect/install (#115028, salvage #115035)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_skills_hub.py`, `tools/skills_hub_github.py`, `tools/skills_hub_skillssh.py`
- **#115035: fix(tools): resolve skills.sh skills whose SKILL.md sits at the repo root**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `388668a09`, `#116861`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116861 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.