# NousResearch/hermes-agent · plugins doctor copies non-plugin dirs bug fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug in the CLI's 'plugins doctor' command caused it to copy non-plugin directories before validating them, potentially filling disk space. The fix prevents copying until validation confirms the target is a plugin directory.

## 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 #99464. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99464 (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-99464`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #90858: \[Bug\]: hermes plugins doctor copies its target before validating it — filled 461 GB from $HOME

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99464: fix(cli): plugins doctor no longer copies a non-plugin directory (#90858, salvage #90859)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `hermes_cli/plugin_dev.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_dev.py`
- **#90859: fix(cli): stop plugins doctor from copying a non-plugin directory**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99464`, `#90858`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99464 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-31`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`