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UTF-8 BOM handling when reading .env and user files

Cluster 65123 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-28 11:56 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #81967 on 8 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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The members concern a UTF-8 byte order mark in .env files causing the first key to be dropped, with proposed changes to read files with a BOM-tolerant encoding (utf-8-sig). One member also mentions broader BOM-tolerant reads for user files and encoding-related cleanups, but the details are not given in the titles.

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#81967 fix: BOM-tolerant user-file reads + encoding-footgun closures (PLW1514 was already gated)

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files: agent/auxiliary_client.py, agent/credential_sources.py, agent/shell_hooks.py, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], gateway/slash_commands.py, hermes_cli/auth.py, hermes_cli/env_loader.py, hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/send_cmd.py, scripts/check-windows-footguns.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_commands.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_store_windows_encoding.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_env_loader.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_send_cmd.py, tests/tools/test_code_execution.py, tests/tools/test_memory_tool.py, tools/code_execution_tool.py, tools/managed_tool_gateway.py, tools/memory_tool.py, tools/skills_tool.py (+1 more)

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

#65124 fix(cli): read .env as utf-8-sig so a BOM doesn't drop the first key · merged via another change → #81967

Closed issues · 1

Closed#65123A UTF-8 BOM in .env silently drops the first key

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #81967
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 8 Aug 2026

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