NousResearch/hermes-agent

Empty toolset allowlist fails open instead of closed

Cluster 82010 · apps/desktop. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #134079 on 6 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where explicitly configuring an empty toolset allowlist incorrectly grants access to all tools rather than none. Fixes are being applied to both the tools layer and the TUI/Desktop interface to enforce fail-closed behavior.

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  • #134079 fix(tools): explicit empty toolset allowlist must fail closed, not open

    merged to main

    files: cron/jobs.py, cron/scheduler.py, hermes_cli/tools_config.py, tests/cron/test_cron_explicit_empty_toolsets.py, tests/tui_gateway/test_gui_surface_toolsets.py, tools/cronjob_tools.py, tui_gateway/server.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: other 1

  • #82093 fix(tui): fail closed for empty toolsets · other → #94180
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#82010[Bug]: Desktop/TUI cannot persist an explicit zero-tool state; empty toolsets fail open
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apps/desktop
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#134079
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1 PR closed without merging
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6 Oct 2026

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