# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Pipe-to-shell approval patterns missing zsh/ksh/dash

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where pipe-to-shell and related shell approval patterns did not cover zsh, ksh, and dash, only certain shells. The accompanying fixes extend detection to include those missing shells across all relevant patterns.

## 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 #116726. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116726 (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-116726`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116456: \[Bug\]: pipe-to-shell and related approval patterns miss zsh/ksh/dash

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116726: fix(approval): pipe-to-shell and -c payload detection covers zsh, ksh and dash everywhere (#116456, salvage #116457)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_approval.py`, `tests/tools/test_skills_guard.py`, `tools/approval_detection.py`, `tools/skills_guard.py`
- **#116457: fix(approval): cover zsh/ksh/dash in every pipe-to-shell pattern**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `c1281eb46dea`, `#116726`, `#116456`, `#116457`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116726 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.