# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Doctor auto_prune suggestion shown when already enabled

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #83933: fix(doctor): size advisory suggests auto_prune even when already enabled
- PR #112391: fix(doctor): large-DB advisory matches effective sessions.auto_prune (#83933)

These issues and pull requests address a bug where the doctor command incorrectly suggests enabling auto_prune even when it is already enabled. The fix ensures the advisory checks the effective setting before making the recommendation.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #83933: fix(doctor): size advisory suggests auto_prune even when already enabled

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#83954: fix(doctor): don't suggest enabling auto_prune when already enabled**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#112391`
- **#112391: fix(doctor): large-DB advisory matches effective sessions.auto_prune (#83933)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `.env.example`, `.github/scripts/run-workspace-checks.mjs`, `.github/workflows/deploy-site.yml`, `.github/workflows/docs-site-checks.yml`, `.github/workflows/installer-tests.yml`, `.github/workflows/js-tests.yml`, `.github/workflows/lint.yml`, `.github/workflows/plugin-catalog-ci.yml`, `.github/workflows/skills-index.yml`, `.github/workflows/windows-venv-e2e.yml`, `.gitignore`, `AGENTS.md`, `COMPAT_MANIFEST.md`, `CONTRIBUTING.md`, `acp_adapter/commands.py`, `acp_adapter/edit_approval.py`, `acp_adapter/entry.py`, `acp_adapter/events.py`, `acp_adapter/permissions.py`, `acp_adapter/server.py` (+2978 more)

## Fix status

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