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Fix failing tests

You ask: Run the tests in ~/code/app and fix whatever is broken.

A coding task needs execution and local writes.

  • With the LLM compiler, running commands and editing files are authorized, and writes are limited to ~/code/app because you named it. Writing ~/.bashrc is blocked.
  • Pushing (git push) was never requested, so it asks. Deleting (rm -rf …/.git) was never requested, so it is blocked.
  • The agent can never disable its own fence: hermes plugins disable agentsfence, editing Hermes’ config, and writing to AgentsFence’s state are blocked in every task.
  • The offline rules compiler grants no execution, so every command asks you.
The agent tries Offline rules compiler LLM compiler
terminal(command="pytest -q", workdir="~/code/app") ASK_USER unauthorized-execution ALLOW policy-allow
patch(mode="replace", path="~/code/app/src/x.py", old_string="a", new_string="b") ASK_USER unauthorized-local_write ALLOW policy-allow
write_file(path="~/.bashrc", content="…") ASK_USER unauthorized-local_write BLOCK path-not-authorized
terminal(command="git push origin main") ASK_USER unauthorized-external_write ASK_USER unauthorized-external_write
terminal(command="rm -rf ~/code/app/.git") BLOCK unauthorized-delete BLOCK unauthorized-delete
terminal(command="hermes plugins disable agentsfence") BLOCK self-protection BLOCK self-protection
Compiled policy (LLM compiler)
Task: fix_tests
Allowed: reading/searching; local file writes, running code / shell
Paths: ~/code/app
Not authorized (blocked or needs your approval): sending / external writes, deleting, purchases & payments, sharing & permission changes
  • Once you authorize execution, what runs inside a command is opaque. AgentsFence classifies obvious cases (rm, curl -d, git push, sudo, write options on “safe” commands), but it can’t see inside a script. Run coding tasks in a Hermes container backend.
  • Approving a command grants that exact command, not the terminal.