# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Dotted keys broken in nested config set logic

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where dotted keys (such as Matrix room IDs) are incorrectly split at dots during config set operations, causing silent data loss. The members cover the bug report and two related fix attempts targeting key matching and container preservation.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #99699. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99699 (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-99699`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #80006: \[Bug\]: hermes config set splits Matrix room IDs at dots — channel_prompts keyed by room ID is silently broken

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99699: fix(config): support literal dots in config key paths (set/get/unset)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_config_dotted_key_names.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py`, `utils.py`, `website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md`
- **#80007: fix(config): preserve dotted keys under open-dict leaf containers (#80006)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#80253`, `#80006`, `#76978`
- **#80253: fix(cli): use greedy key match in _set_nested to handle dotted keys (#80006)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#80006`, `#99699`, `#84152`, `#84064`, `#91095`, `#91607`, `#99124`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99699 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-31`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`