# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Strip credentials from URLs before fork detection

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #59584: Bug: _is_fork() false positive when origin URL contains embedded credentials
- PR #59619: fix(cli): strip URL credentials before fork detection (#59584)
- PR #59686: fix(cli): strip credentials from origin URL before _is_fork() comparison (#59584)

These issues and pull requests address a bug where embedded credentials in remote origin URLs cause false positives in fork detection logic. Fixes involve stripping credentials from URLs before comparison against known official remotes.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #59584: Bug: _is_fork() false positive when origin URL contains embedded credentials

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#59619: fix(cli): strip URL credentials before fork detection (#59584)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_fork_detection.py`
- **#59686: fix(cli): strip credentials from origin URL before _is_fork() comparison (#59584)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main.py`
- **#59933: fix(update): recognize official remotes with embedded credentials**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `7a54ab22e648a0d2d7e740fad908dda93f025820`, `90b656d6aa2414b1dc9e244577606d953c6f290b`

## Fix status

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