# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban worktree task directory scoping bug fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #129549: \[Bug\]: Kanban worktree task pinned to a dir inside the repo runs in the main checkout
- PR #129550: fix(kanban): don't reuse a plain dir in the main checkout as a worktree
- PR #130350: fix(kanban): a worktree task pointed inside the checkout gets its own worktree

A bug where Kanban worktree tasks pointing to a directory inside the main repository checkout incorrectly ran in or reused the main checkout rather than getting their own worktree. Two fixes address this scoping behavior.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #129549: \[Bug\]: Kanban worktree task pinned to a dir inside the repo runs in the main checkout

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#129550: fix(kanban): don't reuse a plain dir in the main checkout as a worktree**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db_workspace.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_worktree_isolation.py`
- **#130350: fix(kanban): a worktree task pointed inside the checkout gets its own worktree**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_db_workspace.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_worktree_isolation.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/features/kanban.md`

## Fix status

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