NousResearch/hermes-agent

Test isolation: prevent mutation of live checkout

Cluster 72000 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #74576 on 30 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a problem where update and recovery tests were mutating the live repository checkout, including writing markers at the repo root and triggering real reinstalls of the active venv. The work involves adding guards, repairing paths, and fixing order-dependence to achieve stable, sandboxed test runs.

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#74576 test: round-3 stability closeout — 12 salvaged PRs, order-dependence root fixes, guard precision

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files: .gitignore, .lazy-refresh-incomplete, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/_early_recovery.py, hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, pyproject.toml, scripts/run_tests.sh, scripts/run_tests_parallel.py, tests/agent/test_context_refs_concurrent.py, tests/agent/test_memory_boundary_commit.py, tests/cli/test_cli_yolo_toggle.py, tests/conftest.py, tests/gateway/conftest.py, tests/gateway/test_dm_topics.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_backup.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_checkout_mutation_guards.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_signal_handler_kanban_worker.py (+15 more)

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

#72002 fix(update): test runs never mutate the live checkout — pytest-guard the marker and repair paths · merged via another change → f308219, #74576

Closed issues · 1

Closed#72000tests: unsandboxed update/recovery tests mutate the live checkout (repo-root markers; real force-reinstall of the executing venv)

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #74576
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 30 Jul 2026

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