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hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix Secret redaction modifies actual command execution and output instead of only masking display

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The secret redaction feature is not limited to display masking. It actively alters command strings and tool output, breaking commands that use printf, sed, perl, environment variable expansion, and file operations.

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The secret redaction feature is not limited to display masking. It actively alters command strings and tool output, breaking commands that use printf, sed, perl, environment variable expansion, and file operations.

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Description

The secret redaction feature is not limited to display masking. It actively alters command strings and tool output, breaking commands that use printf, sed, perl, environment variable expansion, and file operations.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Have secrets configured in .env or Bitwarden
  2. Run commands involving variable expansion, sed, printf, or multi-line shell operations
  3. Observe corrupted commands, merged lines in .env, or zeroed tokens

Expected Behavior

Redaction should only affect what is shown to the user, never the actual data passed to the shell or tools.

Actual Behavior

Redaction mutates the real command strings and outputs, causing data corruption and command failures.

Environment

  • Windows 10/11 + WSL2 (Ubuntu)
  • Hermes Desktop (native Windows version)
  • Existing mature WSL Hermes installation (6+ months, systemd services, 7 MCP servers)

Impact: High — breaks core functionality and risks corrupting user configuration files.

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