# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Exclude vcpkg build-tools cache from home backups

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #125237: \[Bug\]: \`build-tools\` (vcpkg/OpenSSL toolchain) directory is never excluded from HERMES_HOME backups
- PR #125246: fix(backup): exclude the win-arm64 build-tools vcpkg cache from HERMES_HOME backups (#125237)
- PR #125250: fix(backup): exclude the regenerable build-tools vcpkg cache from home transfers

A bug was identified where the regenerable build-tools vcpkg/OpenSSL toolchain directory was not being excluded from HERMES_HOME backup transfers. Fixes were applied to exclude this cache, including a specific case for win-arm64.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #125237: \[Bug\]: \`build-tools\` (vcpkg/OpenSSL toolchain) directory is never excluded from HERMES_HOME backups

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125246: fix(backup): exclude the win-arm64 build-tools vcpkg cache from HERMES_HOME backups (#125237)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/backup.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_backup.py`
- **#125250: fix(backup): exclude the regenerable build-tools vcpkg cache from home transfers**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/home_data_layout.py`

## Fix status

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