# NousResearch/hermes-agent · NixOS module: replace deprecated MESSAGING_CWD env var

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #44485: \[Bug\]: Nixos configuration sets env veriable MESSAGING_CWD which is deprecated
- PR #35373: fix(nix): stop emitting deprecated MESSAGING_CWD on the systemd unit

A bug report and multiple fix attempts addressing the NixOS/systemd module emitting the deprecated MESSAGING_CWD environment variable. The fixes propose replacing or removing it in favor of TERMINAL_CWD.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #44485: \[Bug\]: Nixos configuration sets env veriable MESSAGING_CWD which is deprecated

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#35373: fix(nix): stop emitting deprecated MESSAGING_CWD on the systemd unit**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `nix/nixosModules.nix`
- **#44495: fix(nix): use \`TERMINAL_CWD\` instead of deprecated \`MESSAGING_CWD\`**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#35373`
- **#44568: fix(nix): replace deprecated MESSAGING_CWD with TERMINAL_CWD in NixOS module**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#35373`
- **#45408: fix(nix): remove deprecated MESSAGING_CWD env var from nixosModules**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#35373`

## Fix status

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