# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix false TERMINAL_CWD deprecation warning on startup

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a false positive deprecation warning about TERMINAL_CWD being triggered at startup when the value comes from a runtime environment variable rather than a .env file. The fix prevents runtime CWD values from incorrectly triggering dotenv-related warnings.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #90377. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #90377 (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-90377`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #85695: False positive: "TERMINAL_CWD deprecated" warning on every gateway start (env var, not .env)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90377: fix(config): desktop launches no longer log a false TERMINAL_CWD .env deprecation warning (salvage #85703)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_deprecated_cwd_warning.py`
- **#85703: fix(config): stop runtime CWD values from triggering dotenv warnings**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `cfc55d34872a17be91bd9b93a29b9f41595f7bc2`, `#90377`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #90377 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-20`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`