# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix recursive secrets subcommand dispatch in CLI

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #92799: \[Bug\]: \`hermes secrets onepassword\` recurses because the parent argparse default overrides nested handlers
- PR #92800: fix(cli): prevent recursive secrets fallback dispatch
- PR #93655: fix(cli): prevent secrets subcommand recursion via set_defaults inheritance (#92799)

These members address a bug where the secrets subcommand recurses due to argparse set_defaults inheritance overriding nested handlers. The work involves preventing the parent default from incorrectly dispatching to itself when a subcommand is invoked.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #92799: \[Bug\]: \`hermes secrets onepassword\` recurses because the parent argparse default overrides nested handlers

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#92800: fix(cli): prevent recursive secrets fallback dispatch**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `a9bbb5757d`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main.py`, `tests/test_lazy_secrets_dispatch.py`
- **#93655: fix(cli): prevent secrets subcommand recursion via set_defaults inheritance (#92799)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main.py`

## Fix status

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