# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Skills install fails on directory links in SKILL.md

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #95637: hermes skills install silently aborts when a skill's SKILL.md links to a directory (not a file) — generic 'Could not fetch' error hides real cause
- PR #102591: fix(skills): skip trailing-slash directory references in support paths (#85172)

A bug where directory references (trailing-slash links) in SKILL.md support paths cause the entire skill fetch to silently abort with a generic error. Multiple fixes address skipping or ignoring these directory-shaped references instead of halting installation.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #95637: hermes skills install silently aborts when a skill's SKILL.md links to a directory (not a file) — generic 'Could not fetch' error hides real cause

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#95645: fix(skills): ignore directory links in SKILL.md referenced support paths (#95637)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_skills_hub.py`, `tools/skills_hub.py`
- **#95649: fix(skills): skip directory-shaped references instead of aborting the whole skill fetch**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#95645`
- **#102591: fix(skills): skip trailing-slash directory references in support paths (#85172)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#85172`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_skills_hub.py`, `tools/skills_hub_github.py`, `tools/skills_hub_models.py`

## Fix status

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