# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Home dir misidentified as project working directory

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

When the working directory is set to the home directory, the agent incorrectly treats it as a meaningful project root and scans the entire home subtree for AGENTS.md. These issues and fixes address distinguishing a home directory fallback from an actual project directory.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #128320. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #128320 (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-128320`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #76902: Desktop app sets TERMINAL_CWD to home dir; SubdirectoryHintTracker scans entire home subtree for AGENTS.md

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#128320: fix(agent): a home working dir is a fallback, not a project**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/agent_init.py`, `agent/search_policy.py`, `agent/subdirectory_hints.py`, `tests/agent/test_subdirectory_hints.py`, `tui_gateway/session_workdir.py`
- **#77145: fix(agent): prevent subdirectory hints when working_dir is home directory**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #128320 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-29`.
- Subsystem: `agent`