# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Plugin static assets blocked by OAuth auth gate

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where plugin static asset paths (such as index.js and style.css) are incorrectly intercepted by the OAuth authentication gate, returning 401 errors. The related items address exempting dashboard plugin asset routes from auth requirements.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #133863. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #133863 (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-133863`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #53066: \[Bug\] v0.17.0: Plugin static assets (index.js/style.css) return 401 behind OAuth gate — plugin did not call register()

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#133863: fix(dashboard-auth): serve plugin assets through the OAuth gate**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/dashboard_auth/middleware.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_dashboard_auth_middleware.py`
- **#53074: fix: exempt /dashboard-plugins/ from OAuth auth gate (#53066)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`
- **#55349: fix(dashboard-auth): allow plugin asset paths through auth gate**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53066`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #133863 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-06`.
- Subsystem: `dashboard`