# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix folder listing outside cwd with widened allowed_root

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where @folder context references fail to list directories that are outside the current working directory but within a widened allowed_root. These members track the bug report and related fix attempts.

## 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 #117557. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117557 (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-117557`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #117468: \[Bug\]: @folder: listing breaks for folders inside a widened allowed_root but outside cwd

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117557: fix(context_references): @folder: lists directories outside cwd under a widened allowed_root (#117468, salvage #117469)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/context_references.py`, `tests/agent/test_context_references.py`
- **#117469: fix(context_references): @folder: listing works outside cwd under a widened allowed_root**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `090c4b9866`, `#117557`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117557 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.