# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Ignore OS metadata files in package/store trees

## Open now

- 1 issue, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- #128588: pm: a stray .DS_Store in the store aborts \`hermes update\` (staged entry failed verification) and makes installed entries look stale
- PR #128597: fix(pm): ignore OS metadata in store trees
- PR #128598: fix(pm): ignore OS metadata in package trees
- PR #128693: fix(pm): ignore metadata files without hiding package payloads

These issues and PRs address problems caused by stray OS metadata files (such as .DS_Store) appearing in package and store trees, where they can disrupt update operations and cause entries to appear stale or fail verification.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #128588: pm: a stray .DS_Store in the store aborts \`hermes update\` (staged entry failed verification) and makes installed entries look stale

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#128597: fix(pm): ignore OS metadata in store trees**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#128598`
  - files: `pm/store.py`, `tests/pm/test_store.py`
- **#128598: fix(pm): ignore OS metadata in package trees**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#128597`
  - files: `pm/store.py`, `tests/pm/test_store_extract.py`
- **#128693: fix(pm): ignore metadata files without hiding package payloads**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `pm/store.py`, `tests/pm/test_store.py`
- **#129490: fix(pm): ignore OS metadata files in tree_digest and flatten_single_dir**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#128597`, `#128598`, `#128693`

## Fix status

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