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sync_skills shadowing external_dirs skill collision bug

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 28126 · skills

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #53927. Check it covers your case.

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These members address a bug where sync_skills writes into profile homes in a way that shadows external_dirs, causing skill name collisions that crash worker agents. The fixes prevent sync_skills from overwriting or duplicating skills already present via external_dirs.

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  • #53927 fix(skills): sync_skills no longer shadows external_dirs (closes #28126)

    merged to main

    files: infographic/skills-sync-external-dirs/infographic.png, tests/run_agent/test_24996_fallback_exhaustion_cooldown.py, tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py, tests/tools/test_skills_sync.py, tools/skills_sync.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 3

  • #28187 fix: sync_skills skips bundled skills already in external_dirs · superseded by another PR → db11849, #53927, #33616
  • #33552 fix(skills): sync_skills no longer shadows external_dirs (closes #28126) · superseded by another PR → #53927, #33616, #27136
  • #33616 fix(skills): sync_skills no longer shadows external_dirs (closes #28126) · superseded by another PR → db11849, #53927
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#28126sync_skills writes into profile homes that delegate to default via external_dirs, causing skill name collisions that crash worker agents
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  • Pairwise link density 0.40: 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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#53927
Closed issues
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3 PRs closed without merging
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28 Jun 2026

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