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PermissionError handling and file dedup cache fixes

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 6214 · agent

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4 open items. Fix attempted, not merged.

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1open issue
3open PRs
14items grouped
Known?
Yes. 14 related items grouped here, 3 issues already closed.
Fix event
No fix has been merged to main. 7 PRs closed without merging; see the attempts below.
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Still open
1 issue and 3 PRs.

Multiple bugs and fixes around PermissionError when discovering context files in inaccessible directories, and read_file dedup/staleness logic incorrectly using host filesystem stats or returning stale results after writes.

Open issues1

  • Issue#56380read_file dedup & staleness tracking stat the host filesystem, not the terminal environment

Open PRs3

  • PR#6321fix(prompt): catch PermissionError in context file discovery
  • PR#8767fix(prompt): tolerate inaccessible context parent paths
  • PR#56383fix(tools): don't apply host-mtime dedup/staleness on remote backends

7 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 3 · merged via another change 2 · closed without comment 1 · other 1

  • #6247 fix(prompt): ignore inaccessible context files · superseded by another PR
  • #6355 fix(prompt_builder): handle PermissionError during context file discovery · superseded by another PR → #17100
  • #8801 fix: catch PermissionError when walking parent dirs for context files · closed without comment
  • #13207 fix(tools): invalidate read_file dedup cache on write_file and patch · merged via another change → a32b325
  • #17100 fix(prompt_builder): handle PermissionError during context file discovery · merged via another change
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  • #25360 fix(prompt-builder): ignore inaccessible cwd during context discovery · superseded by another PR → #17100, #6355, #6214
  • #87606 fix(tools): search truncation flags, remote-backend host stats, registry eviction · other
Closed issues · 3
  • Closed#6214[Bug]: `build_context_files_prompt()` raises PermissionError when TERMINAL_CWD points to an inaccessible directory (eg Daytona)
  • Closed#8751Bug: PermissionError when walking parent directories for .git root
  • Closed#13144[Bug]: read_file dedup cache not invalidated by write_file on same path — returns stale "not found" after successful write
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