# NousResearch/hermes-agent · YOLO mode env var parsing bugs and fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address inconsistent parsing of the HERMES_YOLO_MODE environment variable in the CLI, where values like the string 'false' or quoted booleans were incorrectly treated as enabled. Fixes cover the status bar display, chat command behavior, and approval logic.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #33605: CLI status bar treats HERMES_YOLO_MODE=false as YOLO enabled

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#33607: fix: parse yolo status env consistently**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#33620`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#33614: fix(cli): parse yolo env consistently in status bar**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#33607`, `#33605`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.