# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Large text paste path and access errors

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where large text pastes encounter errors or return access denied, related to paste file paths being looked up incorrectly relative to the chat working directory and credential guard restrictions on those paths.

## 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 #117669. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117669 (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-117669`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #117149: \[Bug\] Large text paste attachment returns "access denied" on Windows

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117669: fix(desktop): large text pastes attach from HERMES_HOME/composer-pastes when the chat cwd is elsewhere (#117149, supersedes #117150)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/context_references.py`, `apps/desktop/electron/composer-paste.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/composer-paste.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `tests/agent/test_context_references.py`
- **#117150: fix(context-refs): allow composer-paste paths through credential guard**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `8ba5fe9c165f`, `#117669`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117669 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-21`.