# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban dependency block routing edge cases

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #129486: kanban block --kind dependency on an already-blocked card leaves a sticky, never-promoted dependency block
- PR #129495: fix(kanban): route dependency classification for parked cards
- PR #129503: fix(kanban): route an in-place dependency classification like the running path

These issues and fixes address edge cases in how dependency classifications are routed or promoted in the kanban system, specifically for cards that are already blocked, running in-place, or parked.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #129486: kanban block --kind dependency on an already-blocked card leaves a sticky, never-promoted dependency block

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#129495: fix(kanban): route dependency classification for parked cards**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `c16d1634be`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_db.py`
- **#129503: fix(kanban): route an in-place dependency classification like the running path**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_block_classify.py`

## Fix status

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