# NousResearch/hermes-agent · ZIP backup integrity fixes for partial/incomplete reads

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address scenarios where an incomplete or erroneous read during backup could result in a truncated or otherwise incomplete ZIP file being published. The fixes aim to prevent bad partial ZIP members from replacing a previous valid backup.

## 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 #125030. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #125030 (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-125030`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #124564: Full backup can publish a truncated but CRC-valid ZIP member after a read failure

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125030: fix(backup): never publish an incomplete automatic zip over the previous backup**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/backup.py`, `hermes_cli/claw.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_backup.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_backup_zip_serialization.py`
- **#124589: fix(backup): discard failed partial zip members**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `9a6417cd6b`, `#125030`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #125030 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.