# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Allow agent writes to its own ~/.hermes/.env file

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #47107: write_file/patch blocks agent from writing to its own ~/.hermes/.env
- PR #47114: fix(agent): allow write_file/patch to modify active profile .env

These members address a restriction in write_file/patch that blocks the agent from writing to its own active profile .env file at ~/.hermes/.env. The group covers the problem report and related fix attempts.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #47107: write_file/patch blocks agent from writing to its own ~/.hermes/.env

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#47114: fix(agent): allow write_file/patch to modify active profile .env**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `81e42335a1aca0b67c6cf50364f98a901ef5ef8a`
  - files: `agent/file_safety.py`, `tests/tools/test_write_deny.py`
- **#47141: fix(file-safety): allow agent to write to its own ~/.hermes/.env (#47107)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

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