# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban review handoff implementer attribution bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where request_review incorrectly records the assignee as the implementer, causing rejected reviews to route back to the reviewer instead of the original implementer. Fixes derive the implementer from the run rather than the card's assignee.

## 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 #117578. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117578 (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-117578`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #117229: \[Bug\]: kanban: request_review records the assignee as implementer, so a rejection routes back to the reviewer (follow-up to #111064)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117578: fix(kanban): review handoff no longer records the reviewer as its own implementer (#117229, salvage #117248)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_review_lifecycle.py`
- **#117248: fix(kanban): derive review implementer from the run, not the card's assignee**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `7ff57f0cb2be`, `#117578`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117578 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-21`.