# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix false positives in terminal command blocking

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #42620: Terminal tool: false positive blocking npm update/install commands containing 'vite'
- PR #42630: fix(tools): allow package manager commands with tool-name package arguments
- PR #100050: fix(terminal): allow detached docker compose up

A bug caused terminal tooling to incorrectly block package manager commands (like npm install/update) when they contained certain tool names such as 'vite'. The fix narrows the pattern matching to reduce false positives.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #42620: Terminal tool: false positive blocking npm update/install commands containing 'vite'

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#42630: fix(tools): allow package manager commands with tool-name package arguments**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_terminal_vite_false_positive.py`, `tools/terminal_tool_guards.py`
- **#42734: fix(terminal): narrow vite pattern to avoid false positives (#42620)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#100050: fix(terminal): allow detached docker compose up**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `c62bd9f2078a946108f1c9d9b24bf118963277ef`, `06f571bd26fa55a7b22d7212453cedeb4dea8658`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_blocked_command_guidance.py`, `tools/terminal_tool.py`

## Fix status

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