# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Bug fix: load all hint files per directory

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #14537: SubdirectoryHintTracker only loads the first matching hint file in a directory
- PR #14561: fix(agent): load all subdirectory hint files

These members address a bug where only the first hint file in a subdirectory was being loaded instead of all matching hint files. The issue and related fixes target the SubdirectoryHintTracker behavior.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #14537: SubdirectoryHintTracker only loads the first matching hint file in a directory

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#14593: fix(hints): load all hint files per directory, not just the first**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#14561`, `#14537`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#14561: fix(agent): load all subdirectory hint files**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `12724e629`
  - files: `agent/subdirectory_hints.py`, `tests/agent/test_subdirectory_hints.py`
- **#95222: fix(agent): load all subdirectory hint files, not just first match (#14537)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#14561`

## Fix status

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