# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Unwrap shell wrappers before dangerous command detection

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #84551: \[Bug\]: detect_dangerous_command does not unwrap timeout / bash -c wrappers, bypassing the approval gate
- PR #58742: fix(approval): scan commands carried by sh -c and env --split-string

These items address a bug where commands wrapped in shells like \`sh -c\`, \`env --split-string\`, \`timeout\`, or \`bash -c\` bypass the dangerous command approval gate. The fixes add logic to scan and unwrap such wrappers before detection runs.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #84551: \[Bug\]: detect_dangerous_command does not unwrap timeout / bash -c wrappers, bypassing the approval gate

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#58742: fix(approval): scan commands carried by sh -c and env --split-string**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `86095b2f4`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_approval_carriers.py`, `tools/approval_carriers.py`, `tools/approval_detection.py`
- **#84577: fix(approval): unwrap command wrappers before detection (#84551)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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