# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Gate project context files to coding sessions only

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #72268: \[Bug\]: Project context files (AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md) load into chat-platform sessions despite coding_context gating
- PR #72343: fix(agent): skip project context in non-coding sessions
- PR #72401: fix(agent): skip context files for chat-platform sessions (#72268)

A bug caused project context files (AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md) to load in chat-platform sessions despite a coding_context guard. These changes fix the agent and prompt builder to skip project context when not in a coding session.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #72268: \[Bug\]: Project context files (AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md) load into chat-platform sessions despite coding_context gating

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#72343: fix(agent): skip project context in non-coding sessions**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `c98cdffe2`, `49ae19288509`, `#72268`, `#72343`, `#72401`, `#72852`, `#374151`
  - files: `agent/prompt_builder.py`, `agent/system_prompt.py`, `tests/agent/test_prompt_builder.py`, `tests/agent/test_system_prompt.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/context-files.md`
- **#72401: fix(agent): skip context files for chat-platform sessions (#72268)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `agent/system_prompt.py`
- **#72852: fix(system_prompt,prompt_builder): gate project context behind coding_context**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#72343`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`