# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Edit Kanban goal settings before task first run

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #119314: \[Feature\]: Allow goal mode to be changed before a Kanban task starts
- PR #119329: feat(kanban): atomically edit goal contract before first run
- PR #119451: feat(kanban): edit pre-run goal settings across CLI, Desktop and web

These items all relate to adding the ability to edit or change goal mode and contract settings on a Kanban task before it has been started for the first time. Coverage spans CLI, Desktop, and web surfaces.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #119314: \[Feature\]: Allow goal mode to be changed before a Kanban task starts

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#119320: feat(kanban): edit goal settings before first run**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#119314`, `#119451`, `#119320`, `#119451`, `#119451`, `#119314`, `#119320`, `#119451`, `#119314`, `#119451`, `#119338`
- **#119329: feat(kanban): atomically edit goal contract before first run**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/drawer.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/types.ts`, `hermes_cli/kanban.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_parser.py`, `plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_goal_mode.py`, `tests/plugins/test_kanban_dashboard_task_updated_hook.py`
- **#119338: fix: resolve #119314 — #119314 \[Feature\]: Allow goal mode to be changed before a Ka**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#119451: feat(kanban): edit pre-run goal settings across CLI, Desktop and web**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `e1d4e88b0d87`, `9912af75e390`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/drawer.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/drawer.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/i18n.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/kanban/ui.tsx`, `hermes_cli/kanban.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_parser.py`, `plugins/kanban/dashboard/dist/index.js`, `plugins/kanban/dashboard/dist/style.css`, `plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_cli.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_goal_mode.py`, `tests/plugins/test_kanban_dashboard_task_updated_hook.py`, `web/src/i18n/af.ts`, `web/src/i18n/ar.ts`, `web/src/i18n/de.ts`, `web/src/i18n/en.ts`, `web/src/i18n/es.ts`, `web/src/i18n/fr.ts` (+15 more)

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `cron`