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config set scalar overwrites mapping sections bug

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #75867. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where setting a scalar value via config set silently destroys entire mapping sections (such as model, terminal, or gateway), leaving the config in a broken state. The members cover the bug report and related fix attempts guarding against this overwrite.

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  • #75867 fix(config): guard against scalar overwrite of mapping sections (#74995)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2 · merged via another change 1

  • #71387 fix(cli): guard config set against overwriting dict sections with scalars · done elsewhere → #75867, #75409
  • #75002 fix(cli): refuse to overwrite mapping sections with scalar in config set (#74995) · done elsewhere → #74995, #75409, #71387
  • #75409 fix(config): guard against scalar overwrite of mapping sections (#74995) · merged via another change → #75867
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#74995hermes config set <section> <value> silently destroys the whole mapping (model/terminal/gateway), reports success, and leaves model: as a bare string the loader can't repair
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#75867
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3 PRs closed without merging
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1 Aug 2026

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