# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban workspace claim exclusivity and hook fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #128259: \[Feature\]: kanban — one active writer per workspace (refuse a claim while another live task holds the same workspace_path)
- PR #128265: fix(kanban): include session terminal cwd in hook payload
- PR #128291: fix(kanban): refuse claim when a live task holds the same workspace

These items concern enforcing a single active writer per workspace in the kanban system by refusing duplicate claims, and including the session terminal's current working directory in hook payloads.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #128259: \[Feature\]: kanban — one active writer per workspace (refuse a claim while another live task holds the same workspace_path)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#128265: fix(kanban): include session terminal cwd in hook payload**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`; refs `#128259`
  - files: `agent/shell_hooks.py`, `tests/agent/test_shell_hooks.py`
- **#128291: fix(kanban): refuse claim when a live task holds the same workspace**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_workspace_claim_guard.py`

## Fix status

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