# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Remote probe leaks user-identifying metadata fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A remote backend probe was sending private user-identifying metadata (user, $HOME, and cwd) to the model. These members address omitting that information from the probe.

## 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 #117950. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117950 (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-117950`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #117262: Remote backend probe leaks user-identifying metadata (user, home, cwd)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117950: fix(agent): remote backend probe no longer sends sandbox user, $HOME and cwd to the model (#117262)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/prompt_builder.py`, `tests/agent/test_prompt_builder.py`
- **#117768: fix(agent): omit private remote probe metadata**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#117950`, `#117262`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117950 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-21`.