# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Skill update overwrites registry source, causing data loss

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where updating a skill silently replaces it with a same-named skill from a different registry, resulting in data loss. The members include a bug report and related fix attempts addressing this behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #72354. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #72354 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-72354`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #72215: \[Bug\]: \`hermes skills update\` silently replaces skills with same-named ones from a different registry (data loss)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#72354: fix(skills): never change a skill's source registry on update — data loss (salvage of #72216 by @menhguin)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/menhguin@users.noreply.github.com`, `hermes_cli/skills_hub.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_skills_hub.py`, `tools/skills_hub.py`
- **#72216: fix(skills): never change a skill's source registry on update (data loss)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#72354`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #72354 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-27`.