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CLI flags ignored when placed before subcommand

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 28780 · hermes cli

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #62412. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where top-level flags like -t, -m, --provider, and --tui were not preserved when specified before the chat subcommand. Multiple fix attempts address propagating these pre-subcommand arguments into the chat subparser.

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  • #62412 fix(cli): preserve model overrides before chat subcommand

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/_parser.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_argparse_flag_propagation.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_worker_spawn_toolsets.py

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 3 · stale or abandoned 1

  • #28795 fix(cli): preserve -t/-m/--provider/--tui/--dev before chat subcommand · stale or abandoned
  • #28799 fix(cli): preserve pre-subcommand flags across the chat subparser (#28780) · duplicate → #28795, #28780
  • #28907 fix(cli): make -t/--toolsets work before subcommand (fixes #28780) · duplicate → #28795, #28780, #28799
  • #29748 fix(cli): preserve top-level chat flags · duplicate → #28799, #28780
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#28780[Bug]: the optional parameter "-t" does not work in "hermes -t web chat", but works in "hermes chat -t web ".
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hermes cli
Merged PRs
#62412
Closed issues
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4 PRs closed without merging
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11 Jul 2026

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