# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Config keys with literal dots handled incorrectly

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where config set/get/unset commands misinterpret literal dots in key names (such as model names like glm-5.3-flash) as path separators, corrupting or failing to reach the intended leaf keys.

## 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 #99699. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99699 (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-99699`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #99124: config set corrupts leaf keys containing dots (model names like glm-5.3-flash)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99699: fix(config): support literal dots in config key paths (set/get/unset)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_config_dotted_key_names.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py`, `utils.py`, `website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md`
- **#99126: fix(cli): let config set/get/unset address leaf keys containing dots**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99124`, `#99699`, `#84152`, `#91607`, `#80253`, `#80006`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99699 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-31`.