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Terminal config precedence over .env TERMINAL_ENV

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #76047. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where the .env TERMINAL_ENV value silently overrides the terminal.backend setting in config.yaml. The work focuses on ensuring explicit config.yaml terminal settings take precedence over stale .env values.

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  • #76047 fix(terminal): honor explicit config keys over stale .env TERMINAL_ENV (#71137)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/config.py, tests/tools/test_terminal_env_bridge.py, tools/terminal_tool.py

  • #77180 fix(env): config.yaml terminal.* keys win over stale .env on every reload (#29186)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/env_loader.py, tests/gateway/test_runtime_env_reload_config_authority.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_dump_terminal_backend.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_env_loader.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 2 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #71139 fix(terminal): config.yaml terminal section takes precedence over .env TERMINAL_ENV · superseded by another PR → #77180
  • #71247 fix(tools): config.yaml terminal.backend overrides stale .env TERMINAL_ENV (#71137) · merged via another change → #76047, #71139
  • #71384 fix(terminal): config.yaml terminal.backend takes precedence over .env TERMINAL_ENV · merged via another change → #76047, #71247, #71139
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#71137[Bug]: .env TERMINAL_ENV=ssh silently overrides config.yaml terminal.backend=local
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3 Aug 2026

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