# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Narrowing ElevenLabs sk_ redaction to avoid filename false positives

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #61876: \[Bug\]: Secret redaction masks filenames starting with \`sk_\`, breaking MEDIA delivery ("Skipping unsafe MEDIA directive path")
- PR #61886: fix(redact): stop masking snake_case paths as ElevenLabs keys

Members share one theme: the secret redaction pattern for ElevenLabs keys (sk_ prefix) appears to match filenames and snake_case paths, and several pull requests propose narrowing the pattern. One issue reports this affecting MEDIA directive path handling.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.33`: 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

- #61876: \[Bug\]: Secret redaction masks filenames starting with \`sk_\`, breaking MEDIA delivery ("Skipping unsafe MEDIA directive path")

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#62415: fix: tighten ElevenLabs sk_ prefix regex to avoid filename false positives**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#64828`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#61886: fix(redact): stop masking snake_case paths as ElevenLabs keys**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#61876`, `#3920`, `#3789`, `#3790`
  - files: `agent/redact.py`, `tests/agent/test_redact.py`
- **#61892: fix(redact): narrow ElevenLabs key pattern to prevent sk_ filename false positives**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`
- **#62606: fix(redact): narrow ElevenLabs key pattern to prevent sk_ filename false positives**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`
- **#62943: fix(redact): stop treating sk_ filenames as ElevenLabs keys**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#61886`, `#61876`, `#61892`, `#61998`, `#62415`, `#62606`

## Fix status

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