USER_OWNED_EXCLUDE incorrectly filtering nested directories

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 31033 · hermes cli

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A bug where USER_OWNED_EXCLUDE entries are applied at all directory levels during profile distribution copy, causing nested directories with matching names to be silently dropped. Multiple fixes scope this exclusion to the root level only.

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#41651 fix: batch salvage of 10 low-risk fixes (@islam666)

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files: agent/context_compressor.py, agent/image_routing.py, agent/model_metadata.py, gateway/platforms/weixin.py, hermes_cli/gateway.py, hermes_cli/profile_distribution.py, hermes_cli/profiles.py, hermes_cli/web_server.py, plugins/google_meet/meet_bot.py, plugins/model-providers/xiaomi/__init__.py, providers/base.py, run_agent.py, scripts/release.py, tests/agent/test_custom_providers_vision.py, tests/agent/test_model_metadata.py, tests/gateway/test_weixin_typing.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_profile_distribution.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_systemd_optional_directives.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py, tests/run_agent/test_infinite_compaction_loop.py (+2 more)

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 3 · merged via another change 1

#31123 fix(cli): scope USER_OWNED_EXCLUDE to root in profile distribution copy · done elsewhere → e53b74c
#37958 fix(profile-dist): restrict USER_OWNED_EXCLUDE copytree ignore to root level · done elsewhere → e53b74c, #37954, #37998
#37998 fix: only apply USER_OWNED_EXCLUDE at staged-tree root in copytree (#37954) · done elsewhere → e53b74c, #37958
#38063 fix(dist): stop USER_OWNED_EXCLUDE from filtering nested directories during install · merged via another change → #41651

Closed issues · 2

Closed#31033[Bug]: hermes profile install --force deletes nested distribution-owned files under skills/<category>/hermes-agent/
Closed#37954[Bug]: distribution install/update silently drops nested directories whose names match USER_OWNED_EXCLUDE entries (bin, logs, cache, etc.)

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #41651
Closed issues: 2
Attempts: 4 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 8 Jun 2026

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