# NousResearch/hermes-agent · MCP disabled toolsets not enforced in oneshot mode

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #61184: \[Bug\]: agent.disabled_toolsets doesn't block an MCP server's tools in -z oneshot; silent fallback to disabled server when the intended one is unreachable
- PR #61273: fix: enforce disabled MCP toolsets in oneshot mode (#61184)
- PR #97101: fix(cli): forward agent.disabled_toolsets to AIAgent in -z oneshot

A bug where agent.disabled_toolsets fails to block MCP server tools in oneshot mode, with related fixes to enforce disabled toolsets and resolve them from the live registry.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #61184: \[Bug\]: agent.disabled_toolsets doesn't block an MCP server's tools in -z oneshot; silent fallback to disabled server when the intended one is unreachable

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#61273: fix: enforce disabled MCP toolsets in oneshot mode (#61184)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/banner.py`, `hermes_cli/mcp_config.py`, `hermes_cli/oneshot.py`, `hermes_cli/tools_config.py`, `model_tools.py`, `tests/test_disabled_mcp_toolsets_61184.py`, `tools/mcp_tool.py`, `toolsets.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md`
- **#97101: fix(cli): forward agent.disabled_toolsets to AIAgent in -z oneshot**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#61184`, `#17309`, `#86661`
  - files: `hermes_cli/oneshot.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_oneshot_disabled_toolsets.py`

## Fix status

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