# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cold multiplex profile secret source resolution bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests concern a bug where cold multiplex profiles fail to resolve or hydrate external secret sources into their secret scope. The work involves fixes related to secret source resolution and local hydration for this profile type.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #76573. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #76573 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #74317: bug(secrets): cold multiplex profiles do not resolve configured external sources into their secret scope

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#76573: fix(secrets): secret-scope migration wave — /compress, Matrix, model tools, cold hydration, WhatsApp (cluster salvage)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/secret_sources/base.py`, `agent/secret_sources/bitwarden.py`, `agent/secret_sources/command.py`, `agent/secret_sources/onepassword.py`, `agent/secret_sources/registry.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `gateway/platforms/whatsapp_cloud.py`, `gateway/platforms/whatsapp_common.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `gateway/session.py`, `gateway/slash_commands.py`, `hermes_cli/env_loader.py`, `hermes_cli/tools_config.py`, `model_tools.py`, `plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/whatsapp/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_64674_multiplex_primary_token_scope.py`, `tests/gateway/test_75349_whatsapp_multiplex_secret_scope.py`, `tests/gateway/test_compress_command.py`, `tests/gateway/test_matrix_recovery_key_scope.py` (+14 more)
- **#74549: fix(gateway): hydrate cold profile secret sources 🩷**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `6ab390a476`, `52308ff455`, `#76573`, `#74317`, `#75045`, `#75263`
- **#75047: fix(gateway): resolve external secret sources for cold multiplex profiles (#74317)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `dbb6acd333a`, `6ab390a4764`, `#76573`, `#74317`
- **#75263: fix(secrets): hydrate cold multiplex sources locally**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #76573 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-02`.
- Subsystem: `agent`