A cloned profile carried the source's TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN, DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN,
allowlists, WHATSAPP_ENABLED, API_SERVER_KEY and the platforms:/telegram:/
discord: config sections byte-for-byte. Standalone, that made two gateways
fight over one bot's long-poll; under multiplex it blocked
`hermes gateway migrate --multiplex` with one duplicate-credential finding
per platform per clone (18 on a real 10-profile install).
Every clone entry point (CLI --clone/--clone-from/--clone-all, dashboard
POST /api/profiles, TUI/Desktop profiles.create incl. its mirror_credentials
.env copy) now strips channel settings after the copy. The key set is derived
from the adapters — Platform enum + plugin registry (required_env,
allowed_users_env, allow_all_env, cron_deliver_env_var), the gateway env table
(gateway.config_env._ENV_STEPS / _ENV_ENABLE_CREDENTIALS) and each platform's
env prefix — so a new adapter is covered without a hand list. --clone-all also
drops pairing/WhatsApp-session/gateway ledgers. Provider and tool keys, the
model block, memory, skills and SOUL.md are untouched.
`--clone-channels` (REST/RPC: clone_channels) keeps them; it is refused when a
live multiplexer already serves the source and otherwise warns which
platforms are now shared. `hermes profile list` prints the same warning for
existing clones whose bot credential is byte-identical to the default's.
The dashboard's per-platform env-prefix table moves into profile_channels so
Channels-page cards and the clone stripper share one definition.