hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: Runtime footer displays stale TERMINAL_CWD instead of the agent's live working directory [2 pull requests]

Bug Description

Currently, the runtime footer appended to agent messages displays the current working directory by reading the static TERMINAL_CWD environment variable. Because this variable is set when the Hermes process starts, it never updates if the AI agent navigates to a different directory during an active session. As a result, the footer displays a stale directory path that does not reflect where the agent is actually working.

Steps to Reproduce

Start a Hermes session with the runtime footer enabled. Ask the agent to navigate to a different directory (e.g., cd src). Observe the footer on subsequent messages—it continues to display the original startup directory rather than the new src directory.

Expected Behavior

The footer should dynamically track and display the agent's live working directory for the active session.

Actual Behavior

the footer displays a stale directory path that does not reflect where the agent is actually working.

Affected Component

Gateway (Telegram/Discord/Slack/WhatsApp)

Messaging Platform (if gateway-related)

N/A (CLI only)

Debug Report

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Operating System

Windows

Python Version

3.12

Hermes Version

0.15

Additional Logs / Traceback (optional)

- cwd=os.environ.get("TERMINAL_CWD", ""),
+ cwd=__import__("tools.file_tools", fromlist=["_get_live_tracking_cwd"])._get_live_tracking_cwd(session_key) or os.environ.get("TERMINAL_CWD", ""),

Root Cause Analysis (optional)

No response

Proposed Fix (optional)

• cwd=os.environ.get("TERMINAL_CWD", ""),

• cwd=import("tools.file_tools", fromlist=["_get_live_tracking_cwd"])._get_live_tracking_cwd(session_key) or os.environ.get("TERMINAL_CWD", ""),

Are you willing to submit a PR for this?

• I'd like to fix this myself and submit a PR