# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Protected file write approval UI fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address bugs where the approval UI for protected instruction-file writes (e.g. AGENTS.md edits) was not shown or was incorrectly gating scope handling, causing operations to fail silently or time out.

## TL;DR

- 2 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #92987. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #92987 (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-92987`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #82976: \[Bug\] Desktop app never renders the approval UI for protected instruction-file writes — every AGENTS.md edit via patch/write_file fails closed with 'timed out'

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#92987: fix(approval): protected-instruction gate stops offering a scope it discards**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `acp_adapter/permissions.py`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/approval.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/approval.tsx`, `cli.py`, `gateway/platforms/api_server.py`, `tests/acp/test_permissions.py`, `tests/cli/test_cli_approval_ui.py`, `tests/gateway/test_api_server_runs.py`, `tests/gateway/test_tui_approval_redaction.py`, `tests/tools/test_file_write_safety.py`, `tools/approval.py`, `tools/file_tools.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`
- **#82992: fix(desktop): show approvals for protected file writes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/approval.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/tool/approval.tsx`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #92987 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-23`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`