# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gating legacy memory tool visibility and configuration

## Open now

- 2 issues, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #57793: Legacy memory tool should be gated when an external memory provider is configured
- #60805: Legacy memory tool visible when memory_enabled: false (conflicts with Mnemosyne)

These issues and PRs concern controlling when the legacy/built-in memory tool is shown or active, specifically hiding it when memory is disabled or an external memory provider is configured. Related work includes renaming a configuration flag to better reflect its scope.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 2 open issue(s), 0 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 #90559. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #90559 (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

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- Pairwise link density `0.29`: 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

- #57793: Legacy memory tool should be gated when an external memory provider is configured
- #60805: Legacy memory tool visible when memory_enabled: false (conflicts with Mnemosyne)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90559: fix(memory): disabled built-in stores no longer leave a dead memory tool and guidance in every prompt (salvage #90413)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/prompt_builder.py`, `agent/system_prompt.py`, `tests/agent/test_builtin_memory_disabled_surface.py`, `tests/run_agent/test_run_agent.py`, `tools/memory_tool.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/memory.md`
- **#57798: fix(memory-tool): gate legacy memory tool when external memory provider is configured (Closes #57793)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#60817: fix(memory): hide legacy tool when memory_enabled: false**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#90559`, `#90413`
- **#84787: fix(memory): rename memory_enabled to builtin_enabled, gate the built-in tool on the store predicate**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `2cf7b36e11`, `d5cddae187`, `a969c5a93d`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #90559 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-20`.
- Subsystem: `agent`