# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Config YAML values silently overridden by blank env vars

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #135509: \[Bug\]: platforms.matrix.homeserver from config.yaml silently ignored unless MATRIX_HOMESERVER is set
- PR #135520: fix(gateway): keep yaml values a blank fixed-mapping env would clobber
- PR #135521: fix(gateway): _Cred.fixed preserves config.yaml extra when env is blank

These items address a bug where blank or unset environment variables in a fixed-mapping credential setup cause values from config.yaml to be silently ignored or clobbered. The fix preserves YAML-supplied configuration when the corresponding environment variable is empty.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #135509: \[Bug\]: platforms.matrix.homeserver from config.yaml silently ignored unless MATRIX_HOMESERVER is set

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#135520: fix(gateway): keep yaml values a blank fixed-mapping env would clobber**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `gateway/config_env.py`, `tests/gateway/test_fixed_blank_env.py`
- **#135521: fix(gateway): _Cred.fixed preserves config.yaml extra when env is blank**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `gateway/config_env.py`, `tests/gateway/test_config.py`

## Fix status

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