# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Deep-merge config on PUT to prevent data loss

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where PUT /api/config replaces the entire config file rather than merging, causing unrelated sections to be dropped. Fixes introduce deep-merge behavior to preserve existing config sections during partial updates.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #53568. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #53568 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-53568`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #13396: Dashboard PUT /api/config destroys unrelated config sections (no merge, whole-file replace)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#53568: fix(dashboard): deep-merge PUT /api/config to preserve unrelated sections**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py`
- **#13914: fix(web): deep-merge config on PUT /api/config to preserve unrelated sections**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53568`, `#13914`, `#13396`, `#32602`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #53568 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-27`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`