# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Exclude sync/backup dirs from skill discovery

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #122613: \[Feature\]: exclude .stversions and _archive from EXCLUDED_SKILL_DIRS (sync/backup artifacts)
- PR #122646: fix(skills): exclude .stversions and _archive sync/backup artifacts from skill discovery

These items relate to excluding \`.stversions\` and \`_archive\` directories (sync/backup artifacts) from skill discovery. The group includes a feature request, a corresponding pull request, and a fix addressing the same concern.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #122613: \[Feature\]: exclude .stversions and _archive from EXCLUDED_SKILL_DIRS (sync/backup artifacts)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122646: fix(skills): exclude .stversions and _archive sync/backup artifacts from skill discovery**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/skill_utils.py`, `tests/agent/test_skill_utils.py`
- **#122652: feat(skills): exclude .stversions and _archive from skill discovery (#122613)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#122646`, `#122613`

## Fix status

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