# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban worktree NFC/NFD path normalization fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where kanban worktree dispatch fails on macOS when repository paths contain non-ASCII characters due to NFC/NFD Unicode normalization differences. The fix normalizes path identity checks to handle this discrepancy.

## 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 #116806. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116806 (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-116806`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #115080: kanban worktree dispatch fails when the repo path contains non-ASCII characters (macOS NFC/NFD)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116806: fix(kanban): worktree dispatch works on repo paths with non-ASCII names on macOS (#115080, salvage #115103)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db_workspace.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_worktree_unicode_path.py`
- **#115103: fix(kanban): NFC-normalize worktree path identity checks**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `1920b924bc0c`, `#116806`, `#115080`, `#115103`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116806 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.