Exclude browser_profiles directory from backup archives
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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #117496 on 21 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- A fix was merged to main in PR #117496. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These items address a bug where the Browser Use CLI browser_profiles directory, which may contain saved Chromium credentials and cookies, was being included in backup archives. The fix adds an exclusion rule to prevent that directory from being archived.
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Fixes on record
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#117496 fix(backup): stop archiving the Browser Use CLI browser_profiles credential dir (#117346, salvage #117353)
files:
hermes_cli/backup.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_backup.py,tests/tools/test_browser_real_profile.py,website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 1
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#117353 fix(backup): exclude Browser Use CLI browser_profiles from archives · merged via another change →
2520eb7,#117496
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#117346[Bug]: backup does not exclude HERMES_HOME/browser_profiles/ — Browser Use CLI profile with saved Chromium passwords and cookies lands in every archive
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- 21 Sep 2026