# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Profile and secret scope token binding fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address bugs where HERMES_HOME overrides and secret tokens could leak out of their intended scope when setup raised before the reset path was reached. Fixes move bindings inside the protective try blocks and tighten foreign-home and borrow behavior to fail closed.

## 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 #120128. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #120128 (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-120128`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #119485: \[Bug\]: Profile-scope binders leak HERMES_HOME override when scope setup raises before the try that resets it

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#120128: fix(secret-scope): bound scopes carry their home; foreign-home misses fail closed, setup raises release tokens, readers never borrow os.environ**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `agent/secret_scope.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `gateway/kanban_watchers_dispatcher.py`, `gateway/pairing.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `gateway/run_turn.py`, `gateway/session.py`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db_dispatch.py`, `hermes_cli/nous_auth_keepalive.py`, `hermes_cli/web_routers/audio.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server_mcp.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server_profiles.py`, `tests/agent/test_secret_scope.py`, `tests/agent/test_secret_scope_tier1_migration.py`, `tests/gateway/test_multiplex_pairing_stores.py`, `tests/gateway/test_proxy_mode.py`, `tests/gateway/test_session.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_audio_router_scope.py` (+16 more)
- **#119486: fix(profile-scope): bind home and secret tokens inside the try that resets them**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `b88b3de6e3`, `#120128`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #120128 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-23`.