# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix redaction corrupting Authorization header template placeholders

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #96529: \[Bug\]: Secret redactor corrupts Authorization Bearer template placeholders in tool output — self-redaction of redact.py source
- PR #96539: fix(redaction): keep auth template placeholders readable in tool output

These items address a bug where the secret redaction logic incorrectly mangles or obscures Authorization Bearer template placeholders, affecting both agent headers and tool output including the redactor's own source.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #96529: \[Bug\]: Secret redactor corrupts Authorization Bearer template placeholders in tool output — self-redaction of redact.py source

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#96539: fix(redaction): keep auth template placeholders readable in tool output**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `agent/redact.py`, `tests/agent/test_redact.py`
- **#122648: fix(agent): keep template placeholders intact in Authorization header redaction**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

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