# NousResearch/hermes-agent · credential-pool write-through root self-disables bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A regression causes credential-pool write-through to the global root to disable itself after the first refresh per profile. Related fixes address this using source-path-based write-through logic.

## 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 #75851. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #75851 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #74339: \[Bug\]: credential-pool write-through to global root self-disables after the first refresh per profile (regression of #48415 / #43589)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#75851: fix(credential-pool): source-path write-through to root survives refreshes (#74339)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/credential_pool.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/auth.py`, `tests/agent/test_credential_pool_oauth_writethrough.py`
- **#74504: fix(credential-pool): write-through to root self-disables after first refresh (#74339)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#74542: fix(credential-pool): write-through to root self-disables after first refresh (#74339)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#74339`, `#75438`, `#75851`, `#74339`
- **#75438: fix(credential_pool): use source-path-based write-through to root (#74339)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#75851`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #75851 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-01`.
- Subsystem: `agent`