# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Prevent writes corrupting git-managed files

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #78793: fix: write_file/patch silently corrupt git-managed state in normal repos (.git/HEAD, refs/, index)

These items address file-safety rules that block write and patch operations from modifying git-internal files and directories, including .git directory contents, worktree pointer files, and core git state like HEAD, refs, and index.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #78793: fix: write_file/patch silently corrupt git-managed state in normal repos (.git/HEAD, refs/, index)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#78652: fix(file-safety): refuse writes that touch git worktree .git pointer files**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `60fd869dd1`, `950369a39e`, `fd25f74f3e`, `a53f84bb3e`, `52d31bbb89`, `6499b55335`, `90483f2fe3`, `#78806`, `#78652`, `#78793`, `#78565`
- **#78806: fix(file-safety): refuse writes into git-managed state under .git directories**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#88747: fix(security): refuse file-tool writes to git-managed state under .git**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#78806`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`