# NousResearch/hermes-agent · CLI hooks test shows fail-open/fail-closed decisions

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the hooks test command hid block/allow decisions for erroring or timed-out hooks, and multiple fix attempts addressing it. All members relate to surfacing hook decision output in the CLI test command.

## 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 #116780. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116780 (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-116780`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #115968: \[Bug\]: hermes hooks test hides fail-open/fail-closed decisions on error and timeout

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116780: fix(cli): hooks test shows the block/allow decision for erroring and timed-out hooks (#115968, salvage #115978)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/hooks.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_hooks_cli.py`
- **#115978: fix(cli): hooks test prints the decision for failing hooks**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#116780`
- **#117045: fix(cli): show hook decision on error/timeout in hermes hooks test (#115968)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116780 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.