# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Dotted plugin settings reading wrong stored values

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #129861: \[Bug\]: Saved dotted plugin settings show defaults instead of stored values
- PR #129864: fix(plugins): read nested settings values consistently
- PR #129865: fix(plugins): show saved dotted setting values

A bug where plugin settings using dotted/nested keys incorrectly display default values instead of the actual saved values. The members cover the bug report and related fixes for reading nested settings consistently.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #129861: \[Bug\]: Saved dotted plugin settings show defaults instead of stored values

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#129864: fix(plugins): read nested settings values consistently**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `hermes_cli/plugins_settings.py`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_plugins_manage_settings.py`
- **#129865: fix(plugins): show saved dotted setting values**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/plugins_settings.py`

## Fix status

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