# NousResearch/hermes-agent · distribution_owned allowlist not enforced in copy/update

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs concern a bug where the distribution_owned field was not being respected as an allowlist during profile distribution copy and update operations. Multiple fixes target _copy_dist_payload and related paths to enforce this constraint.

## 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 #75888. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #75888 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-75888`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #74373: \`distribution_owned\` does not constrain profile distribution copy/update payload

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#75888: fix(gateway): /model off the event loop; distribution allowlist enforced; hindsight env file 0600**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `gateway/slash_commands.py`, `hermes_cli/model_switch.py`, `hermes_cli/profile_distribution.py`, `plugins/memory/hindsight/__init__.py`, `tests/gateway/test_model_command_context_offload.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_context_offload.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_profile_distribution.py`, `tests/plugins/memory/test_hindsight_env_perms.py`
- **#74409: fix(profiles): enforce distribution_owned as the actual install/update allowlist**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#75351`, `#75351`
- **#74414: fix(distribution): respect distribution_owned allowlist in _copy_dist_payload (#74373)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#75888`, `#74373`
- **#74498: fix(profile): respect distribution_owned in _copy_dist_payload**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#74414`, `#74409`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #75888 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-01`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`