# NousResearch/hermes-agent · CLI config set rejects empty/falsy values bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was reported where the CLI's config set command incorrectly rejects empty strings and other falsy values. Two fix attempts or iterations address this validation issue.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #4310. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #4310 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-4310`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #4277: \[Bug\] hermes config set cannot blank a value — rejects empty strings and falsy values

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#4310: fix(cli): allow empty strings and falsy values in config set**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py`
- **#4301: fix(cli): allow empty strings and falsy values in config set**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#4310`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #4310 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-03-31`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`