# NousResearch/hermes-agent · staged memory approval deletes wrong entry silently

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where approving a staged memory removal or replacement could silently affect a different, newer entry than the one the approver actually reviewed. These items track the bug report and fixes to make staged destructive approvals target only the exact reviewed entry.

## 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 #121275. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #121275 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #120841: \[Bug\]: approving a staged memory remove deletes a newer entry the approver never saw, silently

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121275: Approving a staged memory replace/remove changes only the reviewed entry (#120841, salvage #120842)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/write_approval_commands.py`, `tests/tools/test_memory_tool.py`, `tests/tools/test_write_approval.py`, `tools/memory_tool.py`, `tools/memory_tool_store.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/memory.md`
- **#120842: fix(memory): pin a staged replace/remove to the entry the approver reviewed**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `88dee3e866`, `#121275`, `#120868`
- **#120868: fix(memory): make staged destructive approvals exact**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `88dee3e866`, `#121275`, `#120842`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #121275 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-24`.