# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Parent-injected loopback session token overridden by dotenv

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where dotenv values override a parent-injected loopback Dashboard session token, causing HTTP 401 errors. The cluster covers the bug report and related fix attempts preserving the injected capability pair.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116802. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116802 (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-116802`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #115955: \[Bug\]: dotenv overrides parent-injected loopback Dashboard session token, causing HTTP 401

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116802: fix(dashboard): a parent-injected loopback session token is no longer overridden by .env, so the parent stops getting 401 (#115955, supersedes #115970)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/env_loader.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_env_loader.py`, `website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md`
- **#115970: fix(env): keep a parent-injected loopback dashboard pair intact**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `d5c2e0fb169f`, `#116802`, `#115955`, `#115970`
- **#115976: fix(dashboard): preserve injected loopback capability pair**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `d5c2e0fb169f`, `#116802`, `#115955`, `#115970`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116802 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.