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External secrets overwritten during repeated env reloads

Cluster 74265 · agent. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #115984 on 19 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where secrets looked up from external sources (such as BSM) are clobbered when load_hermes_dotenv is called more than once, due to load_dotenv being invoked with override=True. The associated fixes aim to preserve those externally sourced secrets across repeated reload calls.

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#115984 fix(env_loader): external-source secrets survive repeated load_hermes_dotenv() calls (#74265, salvage #74283)

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files: agent/secret_sources/registry.py, hermes_cli/env_loader.py, tests/agent/test_env_loader_reload_restore.py

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#74283 fix(env_loader): preserve external-source secrets across reloads (#74265) · merged via another change → #115984

Closed issues · 1

Closed#74265[Bug]: BSM-resolved secrets clobbered by load_dotenv(override=True) on second load_hermes_dotenv call (gateway)

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Subsystem: agent
Merged PRs: #115984
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 19 Sep 2026

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