# NousResearch/hermes-agent · hermes import targets wrong home directory

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where hermes import writes to the root/default home instead of the active HERMES_HOME, potentially overwriting the default home while appearing to use an alternate one. Two fix attempts and one bug report address this same misdirected import behavior.

## 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 #100426. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #100426 (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-100426`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #99839: \[Bug\]: hermes import can overwrite default home while displaying alternate HERMES_HOME and starting a second gateway

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#100426: fix(backup): import into the active HERMES_HOME instead of the root home (salvage #99853)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/backup.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_backup.py`
- **#99853: fix(backup): import into the active HERMES_HOME instead of the root home**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#100426`, `#99839`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #100426 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-01`.