# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Rewording OpenClaw detection message tone and framing

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern feedback and proposed changes to the wording of a message shown when OpenClaw workspace residue is detected, aiming to replace language perceived as hostile with a neutral, factual notice. Multiple fix and docs entries suggest different approaches to the rewrite, including leading with migration guidance and warning about cleanup side effects.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #17507. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #17507 (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-17507`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #16629: \[Feedback\] The OpenClaw workspace detection tip feels hostile/unprofessional

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#17507: docs(onboarding): lead OpenClaw residue banner with migrate, warn cleanup breaks OpenClaw**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/onboarding.py`, `tests/agent/test_onboarding.py`
- **#16949: fix(onboarding): reword OpenClaw workspace detection tip to be neutral**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `1bedc836b5f4d15715c4f59f036cb0b649939b97`, `#17507`, `#16629`
- **#16961: fix(claw): replace hostile OpenClaw detection message with neutral factual notice**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#16629`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #17507 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-04-29`.
- Subsystem: `agent`