Guard against scalar writes to list-valued config keys

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These members address a bug where setting a config key that holds a list value would incorrectly overwrite it with a scalar string. The fix adds a guard to refuse or handle such writes safely.

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#88163 fix(config): parse structured list/dict values in hermes config set (consolidates 8-PR cluster)

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config_set_list_values.py, website/docs/user-guide/configuring-models.md
#114809 fix(config): malformed custom_providers no longer empties the providers view; config set refuses type mismatches; nested aliases keep key_env (#114605, #114471, salvage #45730, #109834)

merged to main

files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_cli/config_providers.py, hermes_cli/model_switch.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config_set_list_values.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_model_alias_credentials.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py, website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md
#118843 config.yaml quoted-string lists are flagged by doctor/startup and no longer written by config set; catalog stars probe re-mints its App token (#83308 #105706 #118113)

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files: .github/workflows/skills-index.yml, hermes_cli/config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config_set_list_values.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config_validation.py, tests/website/test_fetch_plugin_stars.py, website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md, website/scripts/fetch-plugin-stars.py

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 2

#76139 fix(config): refuse scalar writes to list-valued keys in config set · superseded by another PR → c3021af, #88163, #118843
#76234 fix: guard against list-valued keys in hermes config set (#76138) · superseded by another PR → 6f2a467, acaac9a, 0972b48, #88163, #114809, #76138

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Closed#76138hermes config set corrupts list-valued keys (writes scalar string instead of YAML list)

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #88163, #114809, #118843
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 22 Sep 2026

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