# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Kanban guidance prompt write_file enforcement issue

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #29654: \[Bug\]: KANBAN_GUIDANCE system prompt doesn't enforce write_file tool use — tested many models  hallucinate file writes to workspace
- PR #29694: fix(kanban): require write_file for worker deliverables

A bug was identified where the KANBAN_GUIDANCE system prompt did not reliably enforce use of the write_file tool, causing models to hallucinate file writes. Related fixes aim to require write_file for worker deliverables.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #29654: \[Bug\]: KANBAN_GUIDANCE system prompt doesn't enforce write_file tool use — tested many models  hallucinate file writes to workspace

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#29694: fix(kanban): require write_file for worker deliverables**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/prompt_builder.py`, `tests/tools/test_kanban_tools.py`
- **#29697: fix(agent): make KANBAN_GUIDANCE require write_file for deliverables (#29654)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `84e1d31e5`

## Fix status

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