# NousResearch/hermes-agent · computer_use approval bypass not respected in CUA

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where the computer_use approval bypass setting is ignored, causing unexpected approval prompts or timeouts when the CUA backend is active. The fixes aim to ensure the shared approval gate correctly honours the bypass/off mode for GUI actions.

## 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 #110492. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110492 (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-110492`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #94740: \[Bug\]: computer_use _request_approval() ignores approval bypass while Cua backend enters unrestricted mode

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110492: fix(approval): Approvals off no longer prompts on computer_use (shared gate honours approvals.mode off, #94740)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_request_tool_approval.py`, `tools/approval.py`
- **#94749: fix(computer-use): let bypassed GUI actions reach CUA without timing out**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `3e066dfedd2e`, `98a3324821c64b78c13d5d0f105508da0ab71cee`, `#110492`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110492 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-14`.