NousResearch/hermes-agent

scratch dir permission policy fix and patch

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #117591 on 20 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where get_scratch_dir ignores managed or shared-home permission settings and strips the setgid bit, along with associated fixes to honor HERMES_HOME_MODE and related policies.

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  • #117591 fix(constants): scratch dir honours HERMES_HOME_MODE and managed-home permissions instead of forcing 0700 (#117347, salvage #117359)

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    files: hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_constants.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_ensure_hermes_home_uid.py, tests/test_scratch_dir.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #117359 fix(constants): honor managed/shared-home permission policy in get_scratch_dir · merged via another change → 891c1d7, #117591
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#117347[Bug]: get_scratch_dir ignores managed/shared-home permissions and strips setgid
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20 Sep 2026

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