{"record":{"id":"34c9ac486743bb8d","repo":"NousResearch/hermes-agent","slug":"management-token-is-missing-re-run-hermes-egres","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"management.token is missing — re-run `hermes egress setup`, then `hermes egress restart`.","messagePattern":"management\\.token is missing — re-run `hermes egress setup`, then `hermes egress restart`\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"RuntimeError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"agent/proxy_sources/iron_proxy.py","lineNumber":943,"sourceCode":"    or the reload is rejected.\n    \"\"\"\n\n    pid = _read_pid()\n    if not pid or not _pid_alive(pid):\n        raise RuntimeError(\n            \"iron-proxy is not running — nothing to reload.  \"\n            \"Run `hermes egress start`.\"\n        )\n    mgmt = _read_management_listen_from_config()\n    if mgmt is None:\n        raise RuntimeError(\n            \"The generated proxy.yaml has no management listener (written \"\n            \"before reload support).  Re-run `hermes egress setup` and use \"\n            \"`hermes egress restart` this one time.\"\n        )\n    token = _read_management_token()\n    if not token:\n        raise RuntimeError(\n            \"management.token is missing — re-run `hermes egress setup`, \"\n            \"then `hermes egress restart`.\"\n        )\n\n    import urllib.error\n    import urllib.request\n\n    host, port = mgmt\n    req = urllib.request.Request(\n        f\"http://{host}:{port}/v1/reload\",\n        method=\"POST\",\n        headers={\"Authorization\": f\"Bearer {token}\"},\n        data=b\"\",\n    )\n    try:\n        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=_MGMT_RELOAD_TIMEOUT) as resp:\n            if resp.status == 200:\n                return True","sourceCodeStart":925,"sourceCodeEnd":961,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/c896c09c42910c584c4c7d2325b58c14713ea42c/agent/proxy_sources/iron_proxy.py#L925-L961","documentation":"The management block in proxy.yaml carries a bearer token (management.token) that reload_proxy() puts in the Authorization header when POSTing to /v1/reload. If the token is absent from the config (or unreadable), reload refuses before making the request. It typically accompanies the same stale-config situation as the missing management block.","triggerScenarios":"reload_proxy() / `hermes egress reload` where _read_management_token() returns falsy: proxy.yaml has a management.listen but no management.token, or the token file/field was manually stripped while hand-editing the config.","commonSituations":"Hand-edited proxy.yaml where the user removed the token thinking it unused; partial setup where config generation was interrupted; config from an intermediate version that wrote listen but not token.","solutions":["Run `hermes egress setup` to regenerate a complete config including management.token.","Then `hermes egress restart` so the daemon picks up the token.","Avoid hand-editing the generated proxy.yaml for token fields; use the setup command so token and listener stay consistent."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"from agent.proxy_sources.iron_proxy import _read_management_token\n\ndef reload_auth_ready() -> bool:\n    return bool(_read_management_token())","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    reload_proxy()\nexcept RuntimeError as e:\n    if \"management.token is missing\" in str(e):\n        # re-run setup + restart to regenerate a complete config\n        raise","preventionTips":["Never hand-strip token fields from generated proxy.yaml; regenerate via `hermes egress setup`.","Validate generated config contains management.listen AND management.token in setup tests."],"tags":["config","auth","daemon","iron-proxy"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"c896c09c42910c584c4c7d2325b58c14713ea42c","analyzedAt":"2026-08-14T17:18:01.089Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}