# NousResearch/hermes-agent · backup --quick ignoring --output flag behavior

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #98369: \[Bug\]: hermes backup --quick silently ignores -o/--output — exits 0, file is never created
- PR #98375: fix(backup): reject -o/--output with --quick instead of silently drop…
- PR #98534: fix(cli): warn when --output is used with --quick backup (#98369)

A bug where the backup command's --quick mode silently ignored the -o/--output flag was identified and addressed. The members cover the bug report and related fixes to either reject or warn when these flags are used together.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #98369: \[Bug\]: hermes backup --quick silently ignores -o/--output — exits 0, file is never created

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#98375: fix(backup): reject -o/--output with --quick instead of silently drop…**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#98375`, `#98369`
  - files: `hermes_cli/subcommands/backup.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_backup_output_quick_exclusive.py`
- **#98534: fix(cli): warn when --output is used with --quick backup (#98369)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `hermes_cli/backup.py`

## Fix status

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