# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Exclude .bun and .npm caches from backup

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #93760: \[Bug\]: backup includes .bun and .npm caches under HERMES_HOME (82% of archive)
- PR #93767: fix(backup): exclude .npm/.bun caches from the backup walk

A bug was reported and addressed where backup archives were including .bun and .npm cache directories under HERMES_HOME, accounting for up to 82% of archive size. Multiple fixes add these directories to the backup exclusion list.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #93760: \[Bug\]: backup includes .bun and .npm caches under HERMES_HOME (82% of archive)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#93767: fix(backup): exclude .npm/.bun caches from the backup walk**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/backup.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_backup.py`
- **#93788: fix(cli): exclude .bun and .npm caches from backup walk**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#93767`, `#93760`
- **#93810: fix(cli): add .bun and .npm to backup exclusion list (#93760)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#93767`, `#93760`

## Fix status

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