# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban diagnostics severity filter threshold fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple issues and PRs addressing a bug where the kanban diagnostics --severity flag performed exact matching instead of the documented 'at or above' threshold behavior. Includes one unrelated batch PR grouping miscellaneous contributions.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #27292. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #27292 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.29`: 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

- #26379: hermes kanban diagnostics --severity filter is exact-match, not "at or above" as documented (kanban.py:1406)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#26384: fix(kanban): make \`diagnostics --severity\` an "at or above" threshold**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `1eadb069c`, `#26661`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#26559: fix(kanban): severity filter should be >= not exact-match as documented**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#26384`, `#26431`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#27292: Batch salvage group 2: 10 low-risk new-contributor PRs (kanban/windows/credential-pool/deepseek-aux/etc)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/credential_pool.py`, `cli.py`, `gateway/platforms/base.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban.py`, `plugins/model-providers/deepseek/__init__.py`, `run_agent.py`, `scripts/install.ps1`, `scripts/release.py`, `scripts/setup_open_webui.sh`, `tests/plugins/model_providers/test_deepseek_profile.py`, `tools/delegate_tool.py`
- **#28416: fix(kanban): honor severity thresholds in diagnostics (#26431)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/kanban_diagnostics.py`, `plugins/kanban/dashboard/plugin_api.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_diagnostics.py`
- **#26431: fix(kanban): honor severity thresholds in diagnostics**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#28416`
- **#26661: fix(kanban): --severity filter uses >= comparison per documented behavior**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#27292`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #27292 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-19`.