# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gateway allowlist '@' localpart matching bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests concern a bug where gateway allowlist entries incorrectly admitted any user ID sharing a '@' localpart. The members describe the problem and attempts to fix the matching behavior.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #120082. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #120082 (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-120082`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #119446: Allowlist admits any user_id sharing a '@' localpart

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120082: fix(gateway): bare allowlist entries no longer admit any sender sharing the '@' localpart (#119446, salvage #119447)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/authz_mixin.py`, `tests/gateway/test_allowlist_qualified_ids.py`
- **#119447: fix(gateway): allowlist no longer admits any user_id sharing a '@' localpart**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `3e2d5b66bb`, `8c7913b248`, `8dfae717c1`, `#120082`
- **#119926: fix(gateway): stop allowlist matching on the '@' localpart (#119446)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `8dfae717c1`, `8c7913b248`, `#119446`, `#120082`, `#119447`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #120082 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-23`.