# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Plugin guard falsely flags test fixture strings

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug caused plugin_guard to scan test directories and treat destructive strings in test fixtures as DANGEROUS, blocking legitimate plugin installs. The fix excludes test trees from the scan and improves block reason reporting.

## 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 #110218. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110218 (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-110218`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #93927: plugin_guard: destructive strings in TEST fixtures produce DANGEROUS verdict, blocking install of legitimate plugins with no override

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110218: plugin_guard: test trees no longer force a DANGEROUS verdict; block reason names the critical rule (#93927, #109391, salvage #89613 #109420)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_plugin_guard.py`, `tests/tools/test_plugin_guard_block_reason.py`, `tools/plugin_guard.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/plugins.md`
- **#97686: fix(plugin-guard): exclude tests/ from plugin scan (closes #93927)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `1e76efbe28ef`, `#110218`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110218 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.