# NousResearch/hermes-agent · run_tests.sh pytest flag passthrough fix

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #42204: fix(testing): accept pytest flags without explicit separator

A bug report and multiple fix attempts addressing run_tests.sh rejecting pytest flags unless preceded by an explicit '--' separator. The members describe the problem and propose changes to allow bare pytest flags to pass through directly.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #54008. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #54008 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #42189: \[Bug\]: scripts/run_tests.sh rejects pytest flags passed without --

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#54008: fix(tests): bare pytest flags pass through run_tests.sh without a '--' separator**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/run_tests.sh`, `scripts/run_tests_parallel.py`, `tests/test_run_tests_parallel.py`
- **#42195: fix(tests): forward pytest flags without requiring -- separator**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `2523917680191b4375ceb1457658fe924ab1c73e`, `#54008`
- **#42204: fix(testing): accept pytest flags without explicit separator**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#54008`, `#42088`
  - files: `agent/auxiliary_client.py`, `scripts/run_tests_parallel.py`, `tests/agent/test_auxiliary_client.py`, `tests/test_run_tests_parallel.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #54008 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-28`.
- Subsystem: `cron/scripts`