# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban worker identity missing from hook context

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #128617: pre_tool_call shell hooks cannot identify the kanban worker: HERMES_KANBAN_TASK is scrubbed from hook subprocesses and extra.task_id resolves to the CLI session id
- PR #128620: fix(hooks): expose kanban worker identity in payload
- PR #128706: fix(hooks): expose owning Kanban task without granting worker authority

These items address a bug where hook subprocesses cannot identify the current kanban worker, because the relevant task identity is either scrubbed or resolves incorrectly to the CLI session. The fixes expose worker and task identity in hook payloads without granting unintended authority.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #128617: pre_tool_call shell hooks cannot identify the kanban worker: HERMES_KANBAN_TASK is scrubbed from hook subprocesses and extra.task_id resolves to the CLI session id

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#128620: fix(hooks): expose kanban worker identity in payload**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `agent/inline_tool_executors.py`, `tests/agent/test_shell_hooks.py`
- **#128706: fix(hooks): expose owning Kanban task without granting worker authority**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/shell_hooks.py`, `tests/agent/test_shell_hooks.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/hooks.md`

## Fix status

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