# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix misidentification of .pot files as PowerPoint

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #92131: \[Bug\]: write_file/apply_patch refuse plain-text gettext .pot files — .pot is treated as an opaque PowerPoint container
- PR #92139: fix(files): allow agents to edit gettext pot templates

A bug where .pot files are incorrectly treated as binary PowerPoint containers rather than plain-text gettext templates, blocking file writes and edits. The members include a bug report and related fix attempts addressing this misidentification.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #92131: \[Bug\]: write_file/apply_patch refuse plain-text gettext .pot files — .pot is treated as an opaque PowerPoint container

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#92139: fix(files): allow agents to edit gettext pot templates**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_binary_document_write_guard.py`, `tools/binary_extensions.py`, `tools/file_operations.py`, `tools/file_tools.py`
- **#122756: fix(tools): let the write guard tell a gettext .pot template from a PowerPoint one**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `58d146e961`, `47f98d0b04`, `17084088ae`, `9d70567086`, `3df493e492`, `#122662`

## Fix status

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