# NousResearch/hermes-agent · BUZZ_* credentials blocked from terminal child processes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Buzz agents cannot use the Buzz CLI in the terminal because BUZZ_* credentials are stripped by a provider-credential blocklist. Related fixes attempt to pass these credentials through to terminal child processes.

## 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 #99433. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99433 (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-99433`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #78026: Buzz agents cannot use the buzz CLI from the terminal: BUZZ_* credentials are stripped by the provider-credential blocklist

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99433: fix(terminal): Buzz agents can use the buzz CLI from the terminal — credentials pass to their children only (salvages #78065 #78511)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `tests/tools/test_env_passthrough.py`, `tests/tools/test_hermes_subprocess_env.py`, `tests/tools/test_local_env_blocklist.py`, `tools/environments/local.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/buzz.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`
- **#78065: fix(tools): pass BUZZ_* platform credentials to terminal children**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99433`, `#78026`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99433 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-31`.
- Subsystem: `environments`