# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Guard against scalar writes to list-valued config keys

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 3 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #88163. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #88163 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

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

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#88163: fix(config): parse structured list/dict values in hermes config set (consolidates 8-PR cluster)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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 · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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`
- **#76139: fix(config): refuse scalar writes to list-valued keys in config set**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `c3021aff0dc`, `#88163`, `#118843`
- **#76234: fix: guard against list-valued keys in hermes config set (#76138)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `6f2a4676a9b`, `acaac9a18c0`, `0972b4819a1`, `#88163`, `#114809`, `#76138`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #88163 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-22`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`