# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Enforce denied commands at runtime not just advisory

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #84552: \[Bug\]: A denied/blocked command is advisory text only — the agent can rephrase around it
- PR #84565: fix(approval): enforce denied intents at runtime, not advisory text

A bug was identified where denied or blocked commands were only surfaced as advisory text, allowing agents to rephrase around them. These changes enforce denied intents at the runtime level within a turn.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #84552: \[Bug\]: A denied/blocked command is advisory text only — the agent can rephrase around it

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#84565: fix(approval): enforce denied intents at runtime, not advisory text**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#107538`, `#84552`, `#84565`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_approval.py`, `tests/tools/test_denied_intent_enforcement.py`, `tools/approval.py`
- **#107538: fix(approval): enforce denied intents within a turn**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#84565`, `#84552`

## Fix status

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