# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Skills Guard regex false-positive fix for agent config mentions

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the skills-guard regex incorrectly blocked skills that merely discussed AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md, followed by fixes to separate mention-detection from write-detection in the guard patterns.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #96974. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #96974 (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-96974`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #92021: \[Bug\]: skills-guard \`agent_config_mod\` regex false-positive blocks skills that discuss AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#96974: fix(skills): stop agent-config mentions from permanently blocking meta-skills (#92021)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/skills/test_openclaw_migration.py`, `tests/tools/test_skills_guard_agent_config.py`, `tools/plugin_guard.py`, `tools/skills_guard.py`
- **#92027: fix(skills): split agent-config mention from write in Skills Guard**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#96974`, `#92021`
- **#92249: fix(skills): stop agent-config persistence patterns from blocking meta-skills (#92021)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #96974 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-28`.
- Subsystem: `agent`