# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cross-agent file state and patch safety on remote backends

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #56656: cross-agent file state coordination is a no-op on remote terminal backends
- PR #56658: fix(tools): keep cross-agent file-state coordination alive on remote backends
- PR #59610: fix(tools): block patch on partial-view files to prevent silent data loss (Issue #59600)

These items address cross-agent file state coordination being ineffective on remote terminal backends, and restricting patch operations on partially-viewed files to prevent silent data loss.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #56656: cross-agent file state coordination is a no-op on remote terminal backends

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#56658: fix(tools): keep cross-agent file-state coordination alive on remote backends**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_file_state_registry.py`, `tools/file_state.py`
- **#59610: fix(tools): block patch on partial-view files to prevent silent data loss (Issue #59600)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_file_read_guards.py`, `tests/tools/test_file_staleness.py`, `tests/tools/test_file_state_registry.py`, `tools/file_tools.py`

## Fix status

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