# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Buzz npub/hex allowlist comparison bug fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where BUZZ_ALLOWED_USERS entries in npub format were not being normalized to hex before comparison, causing users to be incorrectly rejected. Fixes cover normalization logic and related auth isolation issues in the Buzz adapter.

## 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 #99427. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99427 (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-99427`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #78428: Buzz adapter: BUZZ_ALLOWED_USERS compares raw npub against hex pubkey → owner rejected unless both forms listed

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99427: fix(buzz): npub allowlists, per-profile auth, external secrets, and multiplex env isolation all work now (salvages #78435 #83155 #95224 #98748)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `gateway/authz_mixin.py`, `plugins/platforms/buzz/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_buzz_adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_buzz_authz.py`, `tests/gateway/test_buzz_websocket.py`, `tests/gateway/test_multiplex_profile_authz.py`, `tests/plugins/platforms/buzz/test_buzz_unscoped_requirement_gate.py`
- **#78435: fix(buzz): normalize npub entries in BUZZ_ALLOWED_USERS to hex**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99427`, `#78428`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99427 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-31`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`