# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Approval permanent command allowlist startup loading fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a bug where the permanent command allowlist in the approval module was not being loaded at startup or module import time. The members are closely related and appear to represent iterations of the same fix.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #5076. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #5076 (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-5076`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #4739: fix(approval): permanent command allowlist not loaded on startup

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#5076: fix(approval): load permanent command allowlist on startup**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `tools/approval.py`
- **#4741: fix(approval): load permanent command allowlist on startup**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#4970: fix(approval): load permanent command allowlist on module import**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#5070`
- **#5070: fix(approval): load permanent command allowlist on module import**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `d9e7e42d0`, `#5076`, `#5076`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #5076 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-04-07`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.
- Subsystem: `agent`