# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix kanban board arg priority over env var

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where an explicit board argument was incorrectly overridden by the HERMES_KANBAN_DB environment variable. The fix ensures an explicitly passed board value takes precedence over the environment-based default.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #131913. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #131913 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-131913`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #30678: kanban board override is ignored in worker env because HERMES_KANBAN_DB outranks explicit board

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131913: fix(kanban): explicit board (param or --board scope) trumps env pin \[risk 0.60\]**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/delegation_context.py`, `gateway/kanban_watchers.py`, `gateway/kanban_watchers_dispatcher.py`, `gateway/kanban_watchers_notifier.py`, `hermes_cli/kanban_db.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_board_path_priority.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_boards.py`
- **#30681: fix(kanban): explicit board= arg outranks HERMES_KANBAN_DB env override**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#131913`, `#107195`
- **#107195: fix(kanban): explicit board param trumps env pin t_3f1c63a5**. closed without merge
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- **#129543: fix(kanban): honor explicit board over DB pin**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#131913`, `#107195`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #131913 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-03`.
- Subsystem: `cron`