# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Rollback safety snapshot pruning bug fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a bug where rollback operations could prune or delete the target snapshot, including edge cases around the oldest snapshot. Multiple fix attempts and related curator and backup changes are represented.

## 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 #47839. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #47839 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #47612: Curator rollback to the oldest snapshot fails and deletes that snapshot

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#47619: fix(curator): skip prune during rollback safety snapshot**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#47615`, `#47615`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#47667: fix(backup): prevent rollback from pruning target snapshot (#47612)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `fc1119ca66e321989a61564aa526b33cb6146d41`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#47839: fix(curator): stop the rollback safety snapshot from pruning its target**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/curator_backup.py`, `tests/agent/test_curator_backup.py`
- **#47617: fix(curator): stop the rollback safety snapshot from pruning its target**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `fc1119ca66`, `#47839`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #47839 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-17`.
- Subsystem: `skills`