# NousResearch/hermes-agent · False HERMES_HOME fallback warning with sticky profile

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a spurious '\[HERMES_HOME fallback\]' warning that fires on every command when a sticky profile is active via the boot scratch path, distinct from an earlier fix that only covered the parser path.

## 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 #118928. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #118928 (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-118928`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #118189: \[Bug\]: "\[HERMES_HOME fallback\] ... wrong profile" still prints on every command with a sticky profile — boot scratch path (#113216 covered only the parser path)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#118928: fix(constants): no false "\[HERMES_HOME fallback\]" warning from the boot scratch path with a sticky profile (#118189, salvage #118190)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/10288501+helingjun@users.noreply.github.com`, `hermes_constants.py`, `tests/test_hermes_home_profile_warning.py`, `tests/test_scratch_dir.py`
- **#118190: fix(constants): no false "\[HERMES_HOME fallback\]" warning from the boot scratch path with a sticky profile**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `4610e94caa9f1ace12e1b8faf2e100082cdb6755`, `#118928`, `#113216`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #118928 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-22`.