# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Skill scan exclusion list drift and archive fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 3 PRs open on GitHub.
- #98044: Skills scan: inline exclusion set in skill_commands.py drifted from EXCLUDED_SKILL_DIRS; non-dot archive dirs (_archive) are scanned and archived skills stay live
- PR #98054: fix(skills): keep underscore-archived skills inactive
- PR #98075: fix(skills): share the authoritative exclusion set in the slash-command scan
- PR #98536: fix(agent): use EXCLUDED_SKILL_DIRS in scan_skill_commands (#98044)

These issues and PRs address a bug where the inline exclusion set in skill_commands.py diverged from the canonical EXCLUDED_SKILL_DIRS, causing underscore-prefixed archive directories like _archive to be scanned and archived skills to remain active. The work centers on consolidating skill scanning to use a single authoritative exclusion set.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #98044: Skills scan: inline exclusion set in skill_commands.py drifted from EXCLUDED_SKILL_DIRS; non-dot archive dirs (_archive) are scanned and archived skills stay live

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#98054: fix(skills): keep underscore-archived skills inactive**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `agent/skill_commands.py`, `agent/skill_utils.py`, `tests/agent/test_skill_commands.py`
- **#98058: fix(agent): use canonical EXCLUDED_SKILL_DIRS in skill scan and exclude _archive**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#98054`, `#98054`
- **#98075: fix(skills): share the authoritative exclusion set in the slash-command scan**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#98054`, `#98054`, `#98054`
  - files: `agent/skill_commands.py`, `tests/agent/test_skill_commands.py`
- **#98536: fix(agent): use EXCLUDED_SKILL_DIRS in scan_skill_commands (#98044)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#98054`, `#98054`
  - files: `agent/skill_commands.py`, `agent/skill_utils.py`

## Fix status

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