# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Daytona sandbox not receiving terminal env_passthrough variables

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #59286: \[Bug\]: terminal env_passthrough not honored by Daytona backend — allowlisted env never reaches the sandbox
- PR #59296: fix(tools): forward allowlisted env vars to Daytona sandbox exec

Most members concern the Daytona backend not forwarding allowlisted terminal.env_passthrough variables into sandbox command execution, with several fix PRs and a bug report. One feature request broadens the topic to other remote backends (SSH, Singularity, Modal).

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 4 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.26`: 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

- #59286: \[Bug\]: terminal env_passthrough not honored by Daytona backend — allowlisted env never reaches the sandbox

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #5995: \[Feature\]: preserve env passthrough in remote terminal backends (Daytona, SSH, Singularity, Modal)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#59424: fix: Daytona backend now honors env_passthrough**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#59296: fix(tools): forward allowlisted env vars to Daytona sandbox exec**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_daytona_environment.py`, `tools/environments/daytona.py`
- **#59620: fix(daytona): forward env_passthrough variables to sandbox process.exec() (#59286)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#59296`
- **#59687: fix(daytona): honor terminal.env_passthrough in sandbox commands**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#60701: fix(daytona): forward env_passthrough variables to sandbox processes (#59286)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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