# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Limit skill fallback file scan scope

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #18675: \[Bug\]: _build_skill_message fallback rglob can inject thousands of files into context from nested dependency dirs
- PR #18677: fix(skills): bound fallback supporting file scan
- PR #18724: fix: skip dependency dirs in skill rglob fallback to prevent context injection

These members address a bug where the rglob fallback scan in skill message building could pull in thousands of files from nested dependency directories. The fixes bound or skip those directories to prevent unintended context injection.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #18675: \[Bug\]: _build_skill_message fallback rglob can inject thousands of files into context from nested dependency dirs

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#18677: fix(skills): bound fallback supporting file scan**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `agent/skill_commands.py`, `tests/agent/test_skill_commands.py`
- **#18724: fix: skip dependency dirs in skill rglob fallback to prevent context injection**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `agent/skill_commands.py`, `tools/skills_tool.py`

## Fix status

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