# NousResearch/hermes-agent · claw migrate crash on inaccessible workspace paths

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #36831: \[Bug\]: claw migrate failed due to permission denied
- PR #36855: fix(claw-migrate): don't crash on inaccessible workspace path (#36831)

These issues and fixes address a bug where the claw migration tool crashes or fails when it encounters workspace paths it cannot read due to permission restrictions. The proposed fixes involve skipping or tolerating unreadable paths rather than halting the process.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #36831: \[Bug\]: claw migrate failed due to permission denied

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#36855: fix(claw-migrate): don't crash on inaccessible workspace path (#36831)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `optional-skills/migration/openclaw-migration/scripts/openclaw_to_hermes.py`, `tests/skills/test_openclaw_migration.py`
- **#36857: fix(claw): tolerate unreadable workspace path in openclaw.json (#36831)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#36855`
- **#37015: migration: skip unreadable OpenClaw workspace**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#36855`
- **#124416: fix(claw-migrate): don't abort on unreadable agents.defaults.workspace (#36831)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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