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Restrict .env file permissions to owner-only 0600

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 25477

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #25779. Check it covers your case.

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A reported bug and several related fixes addressing that the ~/.hermes/.env file was created with overly permissive mode 0664, exposing secrets to group and world readers. The fixes tighten permissions to 0600 across all creation sites.

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  • #25779 fix: restrict .env file permissions to 0600 (#25562)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/memory_setup.py, scripts/install.sh

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 2 · duplicate 1 · merged via another change 1

  • #25533 fix(install): restrict ~/.hermes/.env to owner-only permissions (0600) (#25477) · superseded by another PR → #25779
  • #25560 fix(install): restrict ~/.hermes/.env to owner-only permissions (0600) · superseded by another PR → #25562, #25477
  • #25562 fix: restrict .env file permissions to 0600 · merged via another change → #25779
  • #25726 fix(security): tighten .env file permissions to 0600 at all creation sites · duplicate → #25497, #25477, #25533, #25560, #25562
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#25477[Bug]: Installer leaves ~/.hermes/.env at file mode 0664 — group/world readable, secrets exposed
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  • Pairwise link density 0.33: the share of item 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.

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14 May 2026

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