# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Plugin loader incorrectly parses strings/comments as imports

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the plugin specifier or import scanner reads string literals and comments as real import statements, causing false load-blocking or source corruption. The members address scoping the scan to actual code only.

## 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 #117610. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117610 (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-117610`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116631: \[Bug\]: plugin runtime loader reads strings/comments as imports — false load-block and source corruption

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117610: fix(desktop): plugin loader no longer reads strings/comments as imports (#116631, salvage #116368)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/contrib/runtime-loader.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/contrib/runtime-loader.ts`
- **#116368: fix(desktop): scope plugin specifier scanning to code, not strings/comments**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `5171ea18dc`, `#117610`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117610 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.