# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Null user_name crash in pairing list command

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where \`hermes pairing list\` crashes with a TypeError when a user_name value is null or None. Multiple fix attempts address the null handling in the pairing list display and table formatting.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #14492. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #14492 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #7392: \[Bug\] \`hermes pairing list\` crashes with TypeError if user_name is null

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#7427: fix(cli): handle None values in \`hermes pairing list\` table formatting**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `d7452af25`, `d7452af25`, `d7452af257b94287d98825c9a23eaaf2eea3da66`, `#7392`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#14492: fix(pairing): handle null user_name in pairing list display (salvage #7493)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/pairing.py`, `scripts/release.py`
- **#7414: fix(cli): handle null user names in pairing list**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#7493: fix(pairing): handle null user_name in pairing list display**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#14492`
- **#19483: fix(pairing): handle None values in list output (closes #7392)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `d7452af257b94287d98825c9a23eaaf2eea3da66`, `#7392`, `#14492`, `#19483`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #14492 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-04-23`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`